Latin edit

Etymology edit

Present participle of accēdō.

Participle edit

accēdēns (genitive accēdentis, adverb accēdenter); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. approaching
  2. advancing

Declension edit

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative accēdēns accēdentēs accēdentia
Genitive accēdentis accēdentium
Dative accēdentī accēdentibus
Accusative accēdentem accēdēns accēdentēs
accēdentīs
accēdentia
Ablative accēdente
accēdentī1
accēdentibus
Vocative accēdēns accēdentēs accēdentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References edit

  • accedens in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • accedens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • the alternation of tides: aestus maritimi mutuo accedentes et recedentes (N. D. 2. 53. 132)