praevalens

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Latin

Etymology

Present participle of praevaleō.

Participle

praevalēns (genitive praevalentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. dominant, superior
    Synonyms: fortis, potis, validus, potēns, strēnuus, ingēns, firmus, compos
    Antonyms: dēbilis, languidus, aeger, fractus, tenuis, obnoxius, inops

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative praevalēns praevalentēs praevalentia
Genitive praevalentis praevalentium
Dative praevalentī praevalentibus
Accusative praevalentem praevalēns praevalentēs
praevalentīs 		praevalentia
Ablative praevalente
praevalentī1 		praevalentibus
Vocative praevalēns praevalentēs praevalentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

References

  • “praevalens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “praevalens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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