colens

See also: Colens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of colō (“cultivate”).

Participle

colēns (genitive colentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. honouring, treating respectfully
2. tilling, cultivating
3. protecting, nurturing
4. inhabiting

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	colēns			colentēs	colentia
Genitive	colentis			colentium
Dative	colentī			colentibus
Accusative	colentem	colēns		colentēs colentīs	colentia
Ablative	colente colentī1			colentibus
Vocative	colēns			colentēs	colentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

See also

• cōlāns

References

• “colens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers