Latin edit

Etymology edit

Present active participle of abhorreō (abhor).

Participle edit

abhorrēns (genitive abhorrentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. abhorring, shuddering at, recoiling from
  2. being disinclined to
  3. being free from
  4. (by extension) varying or differing from

Declension edit

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative abhorrēns abhorrentēs abhorrentia
Genitive abhorrentis abhorrentium
Dative abhorrentī abhorrentibus
Accusative abhorrentem abhorrēns abhorrentēs
abhorrentīs
abhorrentia
Ablative abhorrente
abhorrentī1
abhorrentibus
Vocative abhorrēns abhorrentēs abhorrentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants edit

  • English: abhorrent

References edit

  • abhorrens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers