gerens
See also: Gerens
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Present active participle of gerō (“carry, bear; wear”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡe.rens/, [ˈɡɛrẽːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒe.rens/, [ˈd͡ʒɛːrens]
Participle edit
gerēns (genitive gerentis); third-declension one-termination participle
Declension edit
Third-declension participle.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | gerēns | gerentēs | gerentia | ||
| Genitive | gerentis | gerentium | |||
| Dative | gerentī | gerentibus | |||
| Accusative | gerentem | gerēns | gerentēs gerentīs |
gerentia | |
| Ablative | gerente gerentī1 |
gerentibus | |||
| Vocative | gerēns | gerentēs | gerentia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.
References edit
- “gerens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “gerens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- gerens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- business-men: homines negotii (always in sing.) gerentes
- good men of business: negotii bene gerentes (Quint. 19. 62)
- business-men: homines negotii (always in sing.) gerentes