legens
See also: Legens
Danish
Noun
legens c
- definite genitive singular of leg
Latin
Etymology
From the present active participle of legō (“pick out, select”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɫɛ.ɡẽːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈlɛː.d͡ʒens]
Noun
legēns m (genitive legentis); third declension
- A reader.
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | legēns | legentēs |
| genitive | legentis | legentium |
| dative | legentī | legentibus |
| accusative | legentem | legentēs legentīs |
| ablative | legente | legentibus |
| vocative | legēns | legentēs |
Related terms
Participle
legēns (genitive legentis); third-declension one-termination participle
- choosing, selecting, appointing.
- collecting, gathering, bringing together.
- taking, stealing.
- traversing, passing through.
- reading (aloud), reciting.
Declension
Third-declension participle.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | legēns | legentēs | legentia | ||
| genitive | legentis | legentium | |||
| dative | legentī | legentibus | |||
| accusative | legentem | legēns | legentēs legentīs |
legentia | |
| ablative | legente legentī1 |
legentibus | |||
| vocative | legēns | legentēs | legentia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.
References
- “legens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- legens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- the reader: legentes, ii qui legunt
- to weary, bore the reader: languorem, molestiam legentium animis afferre
- the reader: legentes, ii qui legunt