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.
singular | plural | ||||
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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.