currens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of currō (“run”).

Participle

currēns m, f, and n (genitive currentis); third declension

1. running
2. hurrying, hastening, speeding
3. moving, travelling, proceeding
4. travelling through, traversing

Inflection

Number	Singular			Plural
Case \ Gender	M.F.	N.		MM.FF.	NN.
nominative	currēns	currēns		currentēs	currentia
genitive	currentis	currentis		currentium	currentium
dative	currentī	currentī		currentibus	currentibus
accusative	currentem	currēns		currentēs	currentia
ablative	currente1	currente1		currentibus	currentibus
vocative	currēns	currēns		currentēs	currentia

¹ But currentī when used purely as an adjective.

Derived terms

• currentia

Descendants

• Italian: corrente
• Portuguese: corrente
• Spanish: corriente