ludens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of lūdō.

Participle

lūdēns (genitive lūdentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. playing, people who play
   • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Tobiae.3.17:

     numquam cum ludentibus miscui me neque cum his qui in levitate ambulant participem me praebui

     Never have I joined myself with them that play: neither have I made myself partaker with them that walk in lightness.

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	lūdēns			lūdentēs	lūdentia
Genitive	lūdentis			lūdentium
Dative	lūdentī			lūdentibus
Accusative	lūdentem	lūdēns		lūdentēs lūdentīs	lūdentia
Ablative	lūdente lūdentī1			lūdentibus
Vocative	lūdēns			lūdentēs	lūdentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.