congruens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of congruō (“unite, combine; agree”).

Participle

congruēns (genitive congruentis, comparative congruentior, adverb congruenter); third-declension one-termination participle

1. uniting, combining, running or meeting together with someone
2. agreeing, fit, appropriate, suitable, consistent, congruous

   Synonyms: conveniēns, cōnsonus

   Antonyms: absonus, dissonus

3. symmetrical, proportioned; consistent, harmonious

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	congruēns			congruentēs	congruentia
Genitive	congruentis			congruentium
Dative	congruentī			congruentibus
Accusative	congruentem	congruēns		congruentēs congruentīs	congruentia
Ablative	congruente congruentī1			congruentibus
Vocative	congruēns			congruentēs	congruentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

• → Dutch: congruent, congruentie
• → English: congruent
• → French: congruent
• → Spanish: congruente
• → Portuguese: congruente

References

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