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Latin
Etymology
Present participle of lūdō.
Participle
lūdēns (genitive lūdentis); third-declension one-termination participle
- playing, people who play
405 CE,
Jerome,
Vulgate Tobiae.3.17:
- numquam cum ludentibus miscui me neque cum his qui in levitate ambulant participem me praebui
- Never have I joined myself with them that play: neither have I made myself partaker with them that walk in lightness.
Declension
Third-declension participle.
1When used purely as an adjective.