lubens

Latin

Alternative forms

• libēns

Etymology

From the present participle of lubet.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈlu.bens/, [ˈɫ̪ʊbẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlu.bens/, [ˈluːbens]

Adjective

lubēns (genitive lubentis, comparative lubentior, adverb lubenter); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. ready, willing, eager
2. with pleasure, with good will
3. glad, cheerful, merry

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	lubēns			lubentēs	lubentia
Genitive	lubentis			lubentium
Dative	lubentī			lubentibus
Accusative	lubentem	lubēns		lubentēs	lubentia
Ablative	lubentī			lubentibus
Vocative	lubēns			lubentēs	lubentia

Related terms

• libenter / lubenter
• Libentīna

References

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