comitans

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of comitō.

Participle

comitāns (genitive comitantis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. accompanying, following, attending
   • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.40–41:

     “Prīmus ibi ante omnīs, magnā comitante catervā,
     Lāocoōn ārdēns summā dēcurrit ab arce.”

     “Then, [running] ahead before everyone [else], with a large crowd accompanying [him], the impassioned Laocoön rushes down from the highest citadel.” – Aeneas

Declension

Third-declension participle.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	comitāns			comitantēs	comitantia
genitive	comitantis			comitantium
dative	comitantī			comitantibus
accusative	comitantem	comitāns		comitantēs comitantīs	comitantia
ablative	comitante comitantī1			comitantibus
vocative	comitāns			comitantēs	comitantia

¹When used purely as an adjective.