accumbens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of accumbō (“lie down somewhere; recline at table”).

Participle

accumbēns (genitive accumbentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. lying down, resting (on); reclining at a table

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	accumbēns			accumbentēs	accumbentia
Genitive	accumbentis			accumbentium
Dative	accumbentī			accumbentibus
Accusative	accumbentem	accumbēns		accumbentēs accumbentīs	accumbentia
Ablative	accumbente accumbentī1			accumbentibus
Vocative	accumbēns			accumbentēs	accumbentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Derived terms

• nucleus accumbens