ferens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of ferō, inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéronts. Cognate with Ancient Greek φέρων (phérōn), Proto-Slavic *bery (whence Russian берущий (beruščij), Polish biorący), Proto-Germanic *berandz (whence Old English berende, Swedish bärande).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfe.rens/, [ˈfɛrẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfe.rens/, [ˈfɛːrens]

Participle

ferēns (genitive ferentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. bearing, carrying
   • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.48–49:

     “Equō nē crēdite, Teucrī.
     Quicquid id est, timeō Danaōs, et dōna ferentīs.”

     “Trojans, do not trust the horse! Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks, even [when they are] bearing gifts.” – Laocoön

2. enduring
3. moving forward
4. creating
5. causing
6. persevering

Declension

Third-declension participle.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	ferēns			ferentēs	ferentia
genitive	ferentis			ferentium
dative	ferentī			ferentibus
accusative	ferentem	ferēns		ferentēs ferentīs	ferentia
ablative	ferente ferentī1			ferentibus
vocative	ferēns			ferentēs	ferentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.