silens
Appearance
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Present participle of sileō.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈsi.lens/, [ˈs̠ɪɫ̪ẽːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.lens/, [ˈsiːlens]
Participle
[edit]silēns (genitive silentis, adverb silenter); third-declension one-termination participle
Declension
[edit]Third-declension participle.
singular | plural | ||||
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masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
nominative | silēns | silentēs | silentia | ||
genitive | silentis | silentium | |||
dative | silentī | silentibus | |||
accusative | silentem | silēns | silentēs silentīs |
silentia | |
ablative | silente silentī1 |
silentibus | |||
vocative | silēns | silentēs | silentia |
1When used purely as an adjective.
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “silens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “silens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- silens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Middle English
[edit]Noun
[edit]silens
- Alternative form of silence
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]silens