presens
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Present active participle of prēsum (alternative spelling of praesum), from prae- + sum.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpreː.sens/, [ˈpreːs̠ẽːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpre.sens/, [ˈprɛːs̬ens]
Adjective edit
prēsēns (genitive prēsentis); third-declension one-termination adjective
- (Medieval Latin) Alternative form of praesēns
Declension edit
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | prēsēns | prēsentēs | prēsentia | ||
| Genitive | prēsentis | prēsentium | |||
| Dative | prēsentī | prēsentibus | |||
| Accusative | prēsentem | prēsēns | prēsentēs | prēsentia | |
| Ablative | prēsentī | prēsentibus | |||
| Vocative | prēsēns | prēsentēs | prēsentia | ||
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
presens n
- (not inflected, grammar) present tense
- (grammar) a word in the present tense
Declension edit
- According to SAOL, the gender is neutral (ett presens) and plural is the same as singular (två presens). But it doesn't mention if there are definite forms.
- SAOB (letter P edited in 1954) describes presens as an adjective, with the noun presensform as one of the compounds.
- In the non-linguistic and dated meaning (attendance, being present), SAOB says common/feminine gender (en presens) and definite form is presensen.