currens

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Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of currō (I run).

Participle

currēns (genitive currentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. running
  2. hurrying, hastening, speeding
  3. moving, travelling, proceeding
  4. travelling through, traversing

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative currēns currentēs currentia
Genitive currentis currentium
Dative currentī currentibus
Accusative currentem currēns currentēs
currentīs
currentia
Ablative currente
currentī1
currentibus
Vocative currēns currentēs currentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • currens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • an easy, fluent style: expedita et facile currens oratio