refulgens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of refulgeō (“shine or flash back”).

Participle

refulgēns (genitive refulgentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. shining or flashing back, reflecting (a shining light), glistening
2. (figuratively) shining out, standing out

Declension

Third-declension participle.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	refulgēns			refulgentēs	refulgentia
genitive	refulgentis			refulgentium
dative	refulgentī			refulgentibus
accusative	refulgentem	refulgēns		refulgentēs refulgentīs	refulgentia
ablative	refulgente refulgentī1			refulgentibus
vocative	refulgēns			refulgentēs	refulgentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

• → Middle French: refulgent
  • → English: refulgent