destruens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of dēstruō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdeːs.tru.ens/, [ˈd̪eːs̠t̪ruẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdes.tru.ens/, [ˈd̪ɛst̪ruens]

Participle

dēstruēns (genitive dēstruentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. destroying, demolishing, ruining

Declension

Third-declension participle.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	dēstruēns			dēstruentēs	dēstruentia
genitive	dēstruentis			dēstruentium
dative	dēstruentī			dēstruentibus
accusative	dēstruentem	dēstruēns		dēstruentēs dēstruentīs	dēstruentia
ablative	dēstruente dēstruentī1			dēstruentibus
vocative	dēstruēns			dēstruentēs	dēstruentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.