implicans

English

Etymology

From Latin implicans.

Noun

implicans

1. (grammar) The antecedent in the if-clause; the well-formed formula (wff).

   Synonym: protasis

   Coordinate terms: implicand, implicate

Related terms

• implicandum

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of implicō (“entangle, enfold”)

Participle

implicāns (genitive implicantis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. entangling, entwining
2. enfolding, enveloping, encircling
3. embracing
4. clasping, grasping
5. (figuratively) uniting, associating, joining
6. implicating, involving, embarrassing

Declension

Third-declension participle.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	implicāns			implicantēs	implicantia
genitive	implicantis			implicantium
dative	implicantī			implicantibus
accusative	implicantem	implicāns		implicantēs implicantīs	implicantia
ablative	implicante implicantī1			implicantibus
vocative	implicāns			implicantēs	implicantia

¹When used purely as an adjective.