canens

Latin

Etymology 1

Present participle of canō.

Participle

canēns (genitive canentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. singing, reciting
2. playing (an instrument)

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	canēns			canentēs	canentia
Genitive	canentis			canentium
Dative	canentī			canentibus
Accusative	canentem	canēns		canentēs canentīs	canentia
Ablative	canente canentī1			canentibus
Vocative	canēns			canentēs	canentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Etymology 2

Present participle of cāneō.

Participle

cānēns (genitive cānentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. greying

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	cānēns			cānentēs	cānentia
Genitive	cānentis			cānentium
Dative	cānentī			cānentibus
Accusative	cānentem	cānēns		cānentēs cānentīs	cānentia
Ablative	cānente cānentī1			cānentibus
Vocative	cānēns			cānentēs	cānentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

References

• “canens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “canens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• canens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.