quaerens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of quaerō.

Pronunciation

Participle

quaerēns (genitive quaerentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. seeking, looking for
  2. asking, questioning, inquiring
  3. striving for; endeavoring
  4. missing, lacking
  5. desiring

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative quaerēns quaerentēs quaerentia
Genitive quaerentis quaerentium
Dative quaerentī quaerentibus
Accusative quaerentem quaerēns quaerentēs
quaerentīs		 quaerentia
Ablative quaerente
quaerentī1		 quaerentibus
Vocative quaerēns quaerentēs quaerentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Noun

quaerēns m (genitive quaerentis); third declension

  1. (law) a plaintiff or complainant
    nec alicui quaerentī respondēre possit
    no plaintiff whatsoever may be able to answer

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative quaerēns quaerentēs
Genitive quaerentis quaerentium
Dative quaerentī quaerentibus
Accusative quaerentem quaerentēs
quaerentīs
Ablative quaerente quaerentibus
Vocative quaerēns quaerentēs

Descendants
  • Old French: querant

References
  • Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “quaerens”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 877/1
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