furens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of furō.

Participle

furēns (genitive furentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. raging, raving
   • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.65-66:

     [...] quid vōta furentem, / quid dēlūbra iuvant?

     What [good are Dido’s] prayers? How [do sacrifices made in] shrines help [someone who’s] madly [in love]?
     (Literally, “raging” or “raving.” From here on in the Aeneid, the poet repeats terms related to furor to describe Dido’s state of mind: Unrestrained passion is a type of insanity.)

Declension

Third-declension participle.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	furēns			furentēs	furentia
genitive	furentis			furentium
dative	furentī			furentibus
accusative	furentem	furēns		furentēs furentīs	furentia
ablative	furente furentī1			furentibus
vocative	furēns			furentēs	furentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Derived terms

• furenter

References

• “furens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers