virens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of vireō (“I am green”).

Participle

virēns (genitive virentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. (of plants) green
2. flourishing; vigorous

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	virēns			virentēs	virentia
Genitive	virentis			virentium
Dative	virentī			virentibus
Accusative	virentem	virēns		virentēs virentīs	virentia
Ablative	virente virentī1			virentibus
Vocative	virēns			virentēs	virentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

References

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