silens

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Latin

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Etymology

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Present participle of sileō.

Pronunciation

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Participle

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silēns (genitive silentis, adverb silenter); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. resting, ceasing, remaining silent

Declension

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Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative silēns silentēs silentia
Genitive silentis silentium
Dative silentī silentibus
Accusative silentem silēns silentēs
silentīs
silentia
Ablative silente
silentī1
silentibus
Vocative silēns silentēs silentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

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  • English: silent
  • French: silence
  • Italian: silente

References

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  • silens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • silens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • silens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Middle English

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Noun

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silens

  1. Alternative form of silence

Swedish

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Noun

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silens

  1. definite genitive singular of sil

Anagrams

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