nitens

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Latin

Etymology 1

Present active participle of niteō (“shine, glitter; thrive”).

Pronunciation

Participle

nitēns (genitive nitentis, adverb nitenter); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. shining, glittering, bright
    Synonym: fulgēns
  2. sleek, fat
  3. thriving; illustrious
Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative nitēns nitentēs nitentia
Genitive nitentis nitentium
Dative nitentī nitentibus
Accusative nitentem nitēns nitentēs
nitentīs 		nitentia
Ablative nitente
nitentī1 		nitentibus
Vocative nitēns nitentēs nitentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants
  • → English: nitent

Etymology 2

Present active participle of nītor (“strain, struggle”).

Pronunciation

Participle

nītēns (genitive nītentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. straining, struggling
Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative nītēns nītentēs nītentia
Genitive nītentis nītentium
Dative nītentī nītentibus
Accusative nītentem nītēns nītentēs
nītentīs 		nītentia
Ablative nītente
nītentī1 		nītentibus
Vocative nītēns nītentēs nītentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References

  • “nitens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “nitens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • nitens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Swedish

Noun

nitens

  1. definite genitive singular of nit

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