inquinans

== Latin == === Etymology === Present active participle of inquinō (“pollute, defile”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɪŋ.kʷɪ.nãːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈiŋ.kʷi.nans] === Participle === inquināns (genitive inquinantis); third-declension one-termination participle polluting, defiling, staining, befouling corrupting, contaminating ==== Declension ==== Third-declension participle. 1When used purely as an adjective.