sempervirens
See also: semper-virens
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From semper (“always”) + virēns (“flourishing, green”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /semˈper.u̯i.rens/, [s̠ɛmˈpɛru̯ɪrẽːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /semˈper.vi.rens/, [semˈpɛrvirens]
Adjective
[edit]sempervirēns (genitive sempervirentis); third-declension one-termination adjective
- always flourishing or vigorous
- (of plants) evergreen
- 1822, The Botanical Register, volume 8, page 643:
- Azedarach sempervirens et florens. [...] Ab Azedarach distincta est, nec pro varietate aestimari debet.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1925, Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, volume 15&16, page 205:
- Frutex sempervirens epiphyticus ad 30 cm. attingens, inflorescentia excepta glaber.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1936, Zesde Internationaal Botanisch Congres, Amsterdam, volume 1, page 138:
- Florae Batavae magnum ornamentum, planta solum in forma feminina ocurrens, [...] sempervirens et semperflorens, sonorica, [...]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
[edit]Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | sempervirēns | sempervirentēs | sempervirentia | ||
| genitive | sempervirentis | sempervirentium | |||
| dative | sempervirentī | sempervirentibus | |||
| accusative | sempervirentem | sempervirēns | sempervirentēs | sempervirentia | |
| ablative | sempervirentī | sempervirentibus | |||
| vocative | sempervirēns | sempervirentēs | sempervirentia | ||