cupiens

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Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of cupiō

Participle

cupiēns (genitive cupientis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. desiring
  2. eager, enthusiastic

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative cupiēns cupientēs cupientia
genitive cupientis cupientium
dative cupientī cupientibus
accusative cupientem cupiēns cupientēs
cupientīs
cupientia
ablative cupiente
cupientī1
cupientibus
vocative cupiēns cupientēs cupientia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References

  • cupiens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cupiens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.