Latin edit

Etymology edit

Present active participle of placeō.

Participle edit

placēns (genitive placentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. pleasing, welcoming, satisfying

Declension edit

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative placēns placentēs placentia
Genitive placentis placentium
Dative placentī placentibus
Accusative placentem placēns placentēs
placentīs
placentia
Ablative placente
placentī1
placentibus
Vocative placēns placentēs placentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References edit

  • placens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • placens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • placens in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • placens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette