LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

petulāns

petulāns (genitive petulantis, comparative petulantior, superlative petulantissimus, adverb petulanter)
Classical[ˈpɛ.tʊ.ɫãːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛː.tu.lans]

Meaning

  1. one terminationpert, saucy, impudent, wanton
  2. one terminationfreakish
  3. one terminationpetulant

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Petulans · Procax · Protervus · Lascivus

The petulans (σπαταλῶν) sins against modestia through wantonness, raillery, and needless attack; the procax, through importunity and boisterous forwardness; the protervus (from proterere? or ταράξαι?) from impetuosity and haughty recklessness; the lascivus, through unrestrained frolicksomeness and inclination for play. Hence petulantia has its foundation in aversion to rest and quietness, or in the love of mischief; procacitas, in assurance or complete impudence; protervitas, in a feeling of strength, or in insolence; lascivia, in high spirits, or the want of seriousness. (iii. 40.)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepetulānspetulānspetulāns
genitivepetulantispetulantispetulantis
dativepetulantīpetulantīpetulantī
accusativepetulantempetulantempetulāns
ablativepetulantī
petulante		petulantī
petulante		petulantī
petulante
vocativepetulānspetulānspetulāns
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepetulantēspetulantēspetulantia
genitivepetulantiumpetulantiumpetulantium
dativepetulantibuspetulantibuspetulantibus
accusativepetulantīs
petulantēs		petulantīs
petulantēs		petulantia
ablativepetulantibuspetulantibuspetulantibus
vocativepetulantēspetulantēspetulantia

pĕtŭlans, antis, adj. prop. part. of the obsol. petulo, from peto, qs. falling upon or assailing in jest, i. e.,
I. forward, pert, saucy, impudent, wanton, freakish, petulant.
I. In gen. (class.; syn.: protervus, lascivus, procax): petulantes et petulci etiam appellantur, qui protervo impetu, et crebro petunt laedendi alterius gratiā, Fest. p. 206 Müll.: homo, Cic. de Or. 2, 75, 305: effuse petulans, id. Pis. 5, 10: animalia, Gell. 17, 20, 8: pictura, Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 140: petulans et furiosum genus dicendi, Cic. Brut. 68, 241: Tarentum, Juv. 6, 297.—Comp., Arn. 4, 151.—Sup.: imitatio petulantissima, Petr. 92.—
II. In partic., wanton, lascivious (class.): si petulans fuisset in aliquā generosā nobili virgine, Cic. Par. 3, 1, 20.— Adv.: pĕtŭlanter, pertly, wantonly, impudently, petulantly (class.): in aliquem invehi, Cic. Att. 2, 19, 3: vivere, id. Cael. 16, 38.—Comp.: petulantius, Cic. Cael. 3, 6. —Sup.: petulantissime, Cic. Att. 9, 19, 1.

Origins

From *petulō, from petō (“to aim at, ask”). Compare petulcus.

Descendants
  • Catalanpetulant
  • Englishpetulant
  • Frenchpétulant
  • Italianpetulante
  • Portuguesepetulante
  • Spanishpetulante
  • Galicianpetulante

Quick answers

What does petulāns mean in Latin?
petulāns, a adjective, means “pert, saucy, impudent, wanton; freakish; petulant”.
How do you pronounce petulāns?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɛ.tʊ.ɫãːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɛː.tu.lans].