Present participle of cluō, clueō, “one who hears, in relation to his protector (patronus)”. Others prefer a derivation from rare clinō, “bend, incline”, ultimately from the same root *ḱel- (“to incline”).
cluēns (genitive cluentis); third-declension one-termination participle
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.Third-declension participle.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
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Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | cluēns | cluentēs | cluentia | ||
Genitive | cluentis | cluentium | |||
Dative | cluentī | cluentibus | |||
Accusative | cluentem | cluēns | cluentēs cluentīs |
cluentia | |
Ablative | cluente cluentī1 |
cluentibus | |||
Vocative | cluēns | cluentēs | cluentia |
1When used purely as an adjective.