neglegens

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Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of neglegō (disregard, neglect).

Participle

neglegēns (genitive neglegentis, comparative neglegentior, superlative neglegentissimus, adverb neglegenter); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. being indifferent to, disregarding, ignoring, slighting, neglecting, negligent
  2. overlooking, passing over, neglecting
  3. despising, condemning

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative neglegēns neglegentēs neglegentia
genitive neglegentis neglegentium
dative neglegentī neglegentibus
accusative neglegentem neglegēns neglegentēs
neglegentīs
neglegentia
ablative neglegente
neglegentī1
neglegentibus
vocative neglegēns neglegentēs neglegentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

References

  • neglegens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • neglegens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • neglegens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “nĕglĭgens”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 435