English edit

Noun edit

debens

  1. plural of deben

Latin edit

Etymology edit

Present active participle of dēbeō.

Pronunciation edit

Participle edit

dēbēns (genitive dēbentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. owing; being obliged

Declension edit

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative dēbēns dēbentēs dēbentia
Genitive dēbentis dēbentium
Dative dēbentī dēbentibus
Accusative dēbentem dēbēns dēbentēs
dēbentīs
dēbentia
Ablative dēbente
dēbentī1
dēbentibus
Vocative dēbēns dēbentēs dēbentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References edit

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