legens
See also: Legens
Danish edit
Noun edit
legens c
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From the present active participle of legō (“pick out, select”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈle.ɡens/, [ˈɫ̪ɛɡẽːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈle.d͡ʒens/, [ˈlɛːd͡ʒens]
Noun edit
legēns m (genitive legentis); third declension
- A reader.
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | legēns | legentēs |
| Genitive | legentis | legentium |
| Dative | legentī | legentibus |
| Accusative | legentem | legentēs legentīs |
| Ablative | legente | legentibus |
| Vocative | legēns | legentēs |
Related terms edit
Participle edit
legēns (genitive legentis); third-declension one-termination participle
- choosing, selecting, appointing.
- collecting, gathering, bringing together.
- taking, stealing.
- traversing, passing through.
- reading (aloud), reciting.
Declension edit
Third-declension participle.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | legēns | legentēs | legentia | ||
| Genitive | legentis | legentium | |||
| Dative | legentī | legentibus | |||
| Accusative | legentem | legēns | legentēs legentīs |
legentia | |
| Ablative | legente legentī1 |
legentibus | |||
| Vocative | legēns | legentēs | legentia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.
References edit
- “legens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- legens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- the reader: legentes, ii qui legunt
- to weary, bore the reader: languorem, molestiam legentium animis afferre
- the reader: legentes, ii qui legunt