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Latin
Etymology
Present active participle of prēsum (alternative spelling of praesum), from prae- + sum.
Pronunciation
Adjective
prēsēns (genitive prēsentis); third-declension one-termination adjective
- (Medieval Latin) Alternative form of praesēns
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
presens n
- (not inflected, grammar) present tense
- (grammar) a word in the present tense
Declension
- According to SAOL, the gender is neutral (ett presens) and plural is the same as singular (två presens). But it doesn't mention if there are definite forms.
- SAOB (letter P edited in 1954) describes presens as an adjective, with the noun presensform as one of the compounds.
- In the non-linguistic and dated meaning (attendance, being present), SAOB says common/feminine gender (en presens) and definite form is presensen.
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