debens

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English

Noun

debens

  1. plural of deben

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of dēbeō.

Pronunciation

Participle

dēbēns (genitive dēbentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. owing; being obliged

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative dēbēns dēbentēs dēbentia
genitive dēbentis dēbentium
dative dēbentī dēbentibus
accusative dēbentem dēbēns dēbentēs
dēbentīs 		dēbentia
ablative dēbente
dēbentī1 		dēbentibus
vocative dēbēns dēbentēs dēbentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References

  • “debens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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