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Latin
Etymology
Present active participle of dīligō (“esteem, love”)
Pronunciation
Participle
dīligēns (genitive dīligentis, comparative dīligentior, superlative dīligentissimus, adverb dīligenter); third-declension one-termination participle
- diligent, careful, attentive
Declension
Third-declension participle.
1When used purely as an adjective.
Descendants
References
- “diligens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “diligens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- diligens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- truthful; veracious: veritatis amans, diligens, studiosus
- a conscientious historian: homo in historia diligens
- to be exact in calculating dates: diligentem esse in exquirendis temporibus
- to be pedantic: nimium diligentem esse
- to be exact, punctual in the performance of one's duty: diligentem esse in retinendis officiis
- to be economical: diligentem, frugi esse
- a careful master of the house: diligens paterfamilias
- Morwood, James. A Latin Grammar. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999.
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from French diligence.
Noun
diligens c
- stage-coach
Declension
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