latens

See also: látens and låtens

English edit

latens

latēns (genitive latentis, adverb latenter); third-declension one-termination participle

latēns (genitive latentis, comparative latentior, superlative latentissimus); third-declension one-termination adjective

invisible, hidden, latent, concealed, mysterious
in latentī ― secretly, stealthily

Third-declension participle and adjective.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter	Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular		Plural
Nominative	latēns		latentēs	latentia
Genitive	latentis		latentium
Dative	latentī		latentibus
Accusative	latentem	latēns	latentēs latentīs	latentia
Ablative	latente latentī¹		latentibus
Vocative	latēns		latentēs	latentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

“latens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“latens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
latens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
latens in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung

latens c

latency (the state of being latent)
(computing, electronics, medicine) latency (delay from trigger to effect)
Synonym: latenstid

latens