fervens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of ferveō (“I am hot”).

Participle

fervēns (genitive ferventis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. hot
  2. burning, raging, fiery
  3. boiling
  4. vehement; zealous
  5. impetuous

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative fervēns ferventēs ferventia
genitive ferventis ferventium
dative ferventī ferventibus
accusative ferventem fervēns ferventēs
ferventīs 		ferventia
ablative fervente
ferventī1 		ferventibus
vocative fervēns ferventēs ferventia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

References

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