ardens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of ārdeō (“burn”).

Participle

ārdēns (genitive ārdentis, superlative ārdentissimus, adverb ārdenter); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. burning, on fire, fiery
  2. shining, brilliant
  3. eager, ardent, passionate

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative ārdēns ārdentēs ārdentia
Genitive ārdentis ārdentium
Dative ārdentī ārdentibus
Accusative ārdentem ārdēns ārdentēs
ārdentīs		 ārdentia
Ablative ārdente
ārdentī1		 ārdentibus
Vocative ārdēns ārdentēs ārdentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants
  • Catalan: ardent
  • English: ardent
  • French: ardent
  • Galician: ardente
  • Italian: ardente
  • Portuguese: ardente
  • Romanian: ardent
  • Spanish: ardiente

References
  • “ardens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “ardens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ardens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.