legens

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Noun

legens c

  1. definite genitive singular of leg

Latin

Etymology

From the present active participle of legō (“pick out, select”).

Pronunciation

Noun

legēns m (genitive legentis); third declension

  1. A reader.

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

singular plural
nominative legēns legentēs
genitive legentis legentium
dative legentī legentibus
accusative legentem legentēs
legentīs
ablative legente legentibus
vocative legēns legentēs

Participle

legēns (genitive legentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. choosing, selecting, appointing.
  2. collecting, gathering, bringing together.
  3. taking, stealing.
  4. traversing, passing through.
  5. reading (aloud), reciting.

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative legēns legentēs legentia
genitive legentis legentium
dative legentī legentibus
accusative legentem legēns legentēs
legentīs 		legentia
ablative legente
legentī1 		legentibus
vocative legēns legentēs legentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References

  • “legens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • legens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • the reader: legentes, ii qui legunt
    • to weary, bore the reader: languorem, molestiam legentium animis afferre
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