alternans

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of alternō.

Participle

alternāns (genitive alternantis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. alternating, vacillating

Declension

Third-declension participle.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	alternāns			alternantēs	alternantia
genitive	alternantis			alternantium
dative	alternantī			alternantibus
accusative	alternantem	alternāns		alternantēs alternantīs	alternantia
ablative	alternante alternantī1			alternantibus
vocative	alternāns			alternantēs	alternantia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Derived terms

• cardiac alternans