complens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of compleō.

Participle

complēns (genitive complentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. completing, fulfilling
    • 4th-century CE, Jerome of Stridon (St. Jerome), Vulgate, 25:14
      nūbēs, et ventus, et pluviae nōn sequentēs, vir glōriōsus et prōmissa nōn complēns
      As clouds, and wind, when no rains followeth, so is the man that boasteth, and doth not fulfill his promises.
      (trans.: Douay-Rheims Bible)
  2. covering, overwhelming

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative complēns complentēs complentia
genitive complentis complentium
dative complentī complentibus
accusative complentem complēns complentēs
complentīs 		complentia
ablative complente
complentī1 		complentibus
vocative complēns complentēs complentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

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