audendum

Latin

Etymology

From audeō (“I dare”).

Verb

audendum (accusative, gerundive audendus)

1. daring
   • c. 50 BCE, Publilius Syrus :

     Audendō virtūs crēscit, tardandō timor.

     Valour grows by daring, fear by hesitating.

Declension

Second declension, defective.

	singular
nominative	—
genitive	audendī
dative	audendō
accusative	audendum
ablative	audendō
vocative	—

There is no nominative form. The present active infinitive of the parent verb is used in situations that require a nominative form. The accusative may also be substituted by the infinitive in this way.

Participle

audendum

1. inflection of audendus:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular