silens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of sileō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.lens/, [ˈs̠ɪɫ̪ẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.lens/, [ˈsiːlens]

Participle

silēns (genitive silentis, adverb silenter); third-declension one-termination participle

1. resting, ceasing, remaining silent

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	silēns			silentēs	silentia
Genitive	silentis			silentium
Dative	silentī			silentibus
Accusative	silentem	silēns		silentēs silentīs	silentia
Ablative	silente silentī1			silentibus
Vocative	silēns			silentēs	silentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

• English: silent
• French: silence
• Italian: silente

References

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

Middle English

Noun

silens

1. Alternative form of silence

Swedish

Noun

silens

1. definite genitive singular of sil

Anagrams

• Lisens