effulgens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of effulgeō.

Participle

effulgēns (genitive effulgentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. shining, glittering, gleaming, flashing
   • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.615–616:

     “‘Iam summās arcēs Trītōnia, respice, Pallās
     īnsēdit, nimbō effulgēns et Gorgone saeva.’”

     “‘Already, upon the highest heights – look behind you! – Tritonian Pallas has taken possession [of the fortress], with her divine aura flashing, and dreadful Gorgon.’”
     (Venus reveals the gods to Aeneas: The enveloping mist which otherwise would hide Pallas/Athena from mortal view now resembles a stormcloud.)

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	effulgēns			effulgentēs	effulgentia
Genitive	effulgentis			effulgentium
Dative	effulgentī			effulgentibus
Accusative	effulgentem	effulgēns		effulgentēs effulgentīs	effulgentia
Ablative	effulgente effulgentī1			effulgentibus
Vocative	effulgēns			effulgentēs	effulgentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.