cupiens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of cupiō

Participle

cupiēns (genitive cupientis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. desiring
2. eager, enthusiastic

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	cupiēns			cupientēs	cupientia
Genitive	cupientis			cupientium
Dative	cupientī			cupientibus
Accusative	cupientem	cupiēns		cupientēs cupientīs	cupientia
Ablative	cupiente cupientī1			cupientibus
Vocative	cupiēns			cupientēs	cupientia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

References

• “cupiens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• cupiens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.