nitens
Latin
editEtymology 1
editPresent active participle of niteō (“shine, glitter; thrive”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈni.tens/, [ˈnɪt̪ẽːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈni.tens/, [ˈniːt̪ens]
Participle
editnitēns (genitive nitentis, adverb nitenter); third-declension one-termination participle
- shining, glittering, bright
- Synonym: fulgēns
- sleek, fat
- thriving; illustrious
Declension
editThird-declension participle.
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
nominative | nitēns | nitentēs | nitentia | ||
genitive | nitentis | nitentium | |||
dative | nitentī | nitentibus | |||
accusative | nitentem | nitēns | nitentēs nitentīs |
nitentia | |
ablative | nitente nitentī1 |
nitentibus | |||
vocative | nitēns | nitentēs | nitentia |
1When used purely as an adjective.
Descendants
edit- → English: nitent
Etymology 2
editPresent active participle of nītor (“strain, struggle”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈniː.tens/, [ˈniːt̪ẽːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈni.tens/, [ˈniːt̪ens]
Participle
editnītēns (genitive nītentis); third-declension one-termination participle
Declension
editThird-declension participle.
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
nominative | nītēns | nītentēs | nītentia | ||
genitive | nītentis | nītentium | |||
dative | nītentī | nītentibus | |||
accusative | nītentem | nītēns | nītentēs nītentīs |
nītentia | |
ablative | nītente nītentī1 |
nītentibus | |||
vocative | nītēns | nītentēs | nītentia |
1When used purely as an adjective.
References
edit- “nitens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “nitens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- nitens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Swedish
editNoun
editnitens