absorbens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of absorbeō (“absorb”).

Participle

absorbēns (genitive absorbentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. swallowing down, devouring
2. absorbing, submerging
3. (figuratively) absorbing, engrossing

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	absorbēns			absorbentēs	absorbentia
Genitive	absorbentis			absorbentium
Dative	absorbentī			absorbentibus
Accusative	absorbentem	absorbēns		absorbentēs absorbentīs	absorbentia
Ablative	absorbente absorbentī1			absorbentibus
Vocative	absorbēns			absorbentēs	absorbentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

• English: absorbent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: absorbent