ferens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of ferō, inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéronts. Cognate with Ancient Greek φέρων (phérōn), Proto-Slavic *bery (whence Russian берущий (beruščij), Polish biorący), Proto-Germanic *berandz (whence Old English berende, Swedish bärande).

Pronunciation

Participle

ferēns (genitive ferentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. bearing, carrying
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.48–49:
      “Equō nē crēdite, Teucrī.
      Quicquid id est, timeō Danaōs, et dōna ferentīs.”
      “Trojans, do not trust the horse! Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks, even [when they are] bearing gifts.” – Laocoön
  2. enduring
  3. moving forward
  4. creating
  5. causing
  6. persevering

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative ferēns ferentēs ferentia
Genitive ferentis ferentium
Dative ferentī ferentibus
Accusative ferentem ferēns ferentēs
ferentīs		 ferentia
Ablative ferente
ferentī1		 ferentibus
Vocative ferēns ferentēs ferentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

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