colens

See also: Colens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of colō (“cultivate”).

Participle

colēns (genitive colentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. honouring, treating respectfully
  2. tilling, cultivating
  3. protecting, nurturing
  4. inhabiting

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative colēns colentēs colentia
Genitive colentis colentium
Dative colentī colentibus
Accusative colentem colēns colentēs
colentīs		 colentia
Ablative colente
colentī1		 colentibus
Vocative colēns colentēs colentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

See also

References
  • “colens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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