Latin edit

Etymology edit

Present active participle of dormiō ([I] sleep)

Participle edit

dormiēns (genitive dormientis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. sleeping

Declension edit

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative dormiēns dormientēs dormientia
Genitive dormientis dormientium
Dative dormientī dormientibus
Accusative dormientem dormiēns dormientēs
dormientīs
dormientia
Ablative dormiente
dormientī1
dormientibus
Vocative dormiēns dormientēs dormientia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References edit

  • dormiens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to rouse, wake some one: (e) somno excitare, dormientem excitare