aiens

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Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of aiō (“ say,  affirm”).

Participle

aiēns (genitive aientis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. saying, affirming

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative aiēns aientēs aientia
Genitive aientis aientium
Dative aientī aientibus
Accusative aientem aiēns aientēs
aientīs 		aientia
Ablative aiente
aientī1 		aientibus
Vocative aiēns aientēs aientia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References

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