Latin edit

Etymology edit

Present active participle of invideō (look askance; envy).

Participle edit

invidēns (genitive invidentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. looking askance or maliciously at, casting an evil eye upon
  2. (figuratively) being prejudiced against someone or influenced by prejudice
    1. (by extension) begrudging; refusing, denying; hindering, preventing
    2. (by extension) envying; emulating, aspiring to rival

Declension edit

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative invidēns invidentēs invidentia
Genitive invidentis invidentium
Dative invidentī invidentibus
Accusative invidentem invidēns invidentēs
invidentīs
invidentia
Ablative invidente
invidentī1
invidentibus
Vocative invidēns invidentēs invidentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References edit

  • invidens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • invidens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • invidens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.