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Latin
Etymology
Present participle of ferō, inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéronts. Cognate with Ancient Greek φέρων (phérōn), Proto-Slavic *bery (whence Russian берущий (beruščij), Polish biorący), Proto-Germanic *berandz (whence Old English berende, Swedish bärande).
Pronunciation
Participle
ferēns (genitive ferentis); third-declension one-termination participle
- bearing, carrying
29 BCE – 19 BCE,
Virgil,
Aeneid 2.48–49:
- “Equō nē crēdite, Teucrī.
Quicquid id est, timeō Danaōs, et dōna ferentīs.”- “Trojans, do not trust the horse! Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks, even bearing gifts.” – Laocoön
- enduring
- moving forward
- creating
- causing
- persevering
Declension
Third-declension participle.
1When used purely as an adjective.