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Latin
Etymology
Future passive participle (gerundive) of gerō (“carry, bear; wear”).
Participle
gerendus (feminine gerenda, neuter gerendum); first/second-declension participle
- which is to be carried, which is to be borne; which is to be worn
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
References
- gerendus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- statesmen: viri rerum civilium, rei publicae gerendae periti or viri in re publica prudentes
- banished from public life: gerendis negotiis orbatus (Fin. 5. 20. 57)
- to charge some one with the conduct of a war: praeficere aliquem bello gerendo
- to change one's tactics: rationem belli gerendi mutare (Liv. 32. 31)