-entus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps an extraction from cruentus. See -ōsus.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈen.tus/, [ˈɛn̪t̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈen.tus/, [ˈɛn̪t̪us]
Suffix edit
-entus (feminine -enta, neuter -entum); first/second-declension suffix
- adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in, full of
Usage notes edit
- Forms adjectives primarily from noun stems.
- More common in extended forms -ilentus, -olentus, and -ulentus.
Declension edit
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | -entus | -enta | -entum | -entī | -entae | -enta | |
| Genitive | -entī | -entae | -entī | -entōrum | -entārum | -entōrum | |
| Dative | -entō | -entō | -entīs | ||||
| Accusative | -entum | -entam | -entum | -entōs | -entās | -enta | |
| Ablative | -entō | -entā | -entō | -entīs | |||
| Vocative | -ente | -enta | -entum | -entī | -entae | -enta | |