virens
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Present active participle of vireō (“I am green”).
Participle edit
virēns (genitive virentis); third-declension one-termination participle
- (of plants) green
- flourishing; vigorous
Declension edit
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 edit
- “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.