silens

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Latin

Etymology

Present participle of sileō.

Pronunciation

Participle

silēns (genitive silentis, adverb silenter); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. resting, ceasing, remaining silent

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative silēns silentēs silentia
genitive silentis silentium
dative silentī silentibus
accusative silentem silēns silentēs
silentīs 		silentia
ablative silente
silentī1 		silentibus
vocative silēns silentēs silentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

  • English: silent
  • French: silence
  • Italian: silente

References

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

Middle English

Noun

silens

  1. Alternative form of silence

Swedish

Noun

silens

  1. definite genitive singular of sil

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