regens

See also: Regens and régens

English

Noun

regens

  1. plural of regen

Verb

regens

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of regen

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Noun

regens

  1. plural of regen

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of regō (rule).

Participle

regēns (genitive regentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. ruling, governing
  2. guiding, steering
  3. overseeing, managing

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative regēns regentēs regentia
genitive regentis regentium
dative regentī regentibus
accusative regentem regēns regentēs
regentīs
regentia
ablative regente
regentī1
regentibus
vocative regēns regentēs regentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

  • Catalan: regent
  • English: regent, regency
  • French: régent
  • Galician: rexente
  • Italian: reggente
  • Occitan: regent
  • Portuguese: regente
  • Romanian: regent
  • Spanish: regente

References

  • regens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • "regens", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)