gerens

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Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of gerō (“carry, bear; wear”).

Pronunciation

Participle

gerēns (genitive gerentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. carrying, bearing; wearing

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative gerēns gerentēs gerentia
Genitive gerentis gerentium
Dative gerentī gerentibus
Accusative gerentem gerēns gerentēs
gerentīs 		gerentia
Ablative gerente
gerentī1 		gerentibus
Vocative gerēns gerentēs gerentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References

  • “gerens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “gerens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • gerens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • business-men: homines negotii (always in sing.) gerentes
    • good men of business: negotii bene gerentes (Quint. 19. 62)
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