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congruens

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Latin

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Etymology

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Present active participle of congruō (unite, combine; agree).

Participle

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congruēns (genitive congruentis, comparative congruentior, adverb congruenter); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. uniting, combining, running or meeting together with someone
  2. agreeing, fit, appropriate, suitable, consistent, congruous
    Synonyms: conveniēns, cōnsonus
    Antonyms: absonus, dissonus
  3. symmetrical, proportioned; consistent, harmonious

Declension

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Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative congruēns congruentēs congruentia
genitive congruentis congruentium
dative congruentī congruentibus
accusative congruentem congruēns congruentēs
congruentīs
congruentia
ablative congruente
congruentī1
congruentibus
vocative congruēns congruentēs congruentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

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References

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