Latin edit

Etymology edit

Present active participle of quaerō.

Pronunciation edit

Participle edit

quaerēns (genitive quaerentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. seeking, looking for
  2. asking, questioning, inquiring
  3. striving for; endeavoring
  4. missing, lacking
  5. desiring

Declension edit

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative quaerēns quaerentēs quaerentia
Genitive quaerentis quaerentium
Dative quaerentī quaerentibus
Accusative quaerentem quaerēns quaerentēs
quaerentīs
quaerentia
Ablative quaerente
quaerentī1
quaerentibus
Vocative quaerēns quaerentēs quaerentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Noun edit

quaerēns m (genitive quaerentis); third declension

  1. (law) a plaintiff or complainant
    nec alicui quaerentī respondēre possit
    no plaintiff whatsoever may be able to answer

Declension edit

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative quaerēns quaerentēs
Genitive quaerentis quaerentium
Dative quaerentī quaerentibus
Accusative quaerentem quaerentēs
quaerentīs
Ablative quaerente quaerentibus
Vocative quaerēns quaerentēs

Descendants edit

  • Old French: querant

References edit

  • Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “quaerens”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 877/1