eminens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of ēmineō.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ēminēns (genitive ēminentis, comparative ēminentior, adverb ēminenter); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. eminent, distinguished, notable
  2. lofty, towering
  3. prominent

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative ēminēns ēminentēs ēminentia
genitive ēminentis ēminentium
dative ēminentī ēminentibus
accusative ēminentem ēminēns ēminentēs ēminentia
ablative ēminentī ēminentibus
vocative ēminēns ēminentēs ēminentia

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: eminent
  • French: éminent
  • Italian: eminente
  • Portuguese: eminente
  • Romanian: eminent
  • Spanish: eminente

References

  • “eminens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “eminens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • eminens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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