colens

See also: Colens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of colō (“cultivate”).

Participle

colēns (genitive colentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. honouring, treating respectfully
  2. tilling, cultivating
  3. protecting, nurturing
  4. inhabiting

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative colēns colentēs colentia
genitive colentis colentium
dative colentī colentibus
accusative colentem colēns colentēs
colentīs 		colentia
ablative colente
colentī1 		colentibus
vocative colēns colentēs colentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

See also

References

  • “colens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.