accipiens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of accipiō (“receive, accept”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /akˈki.pi.ens/, [äkˈkɪpiẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /atˈt͡ʃi.pi.ens/, [ätˈt͡ʃiːpiens]

Participle

accipiēns (genitive accipientis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. receiving, accepting
2. hearing (of), learning (of)

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	accipiēns			accipientēs	accipientia
Genitive	accipientis			accipientium
Dative	accipientī			accipientibus
Accusative	accipientem	accipiēns		accipientēs accipientīs	accipientia
Ablative	accipiente accipientī1			accipientibus
Vocative	accipiēns			accipientēs	accipientia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

• English: accipient