tuens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of tueor.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtu.ens/, [ˈt̪uẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtu.ens/, [ˈt̪uːens]

Participle

tuēns (genitive tuentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. beholding, watching, viewing
2. guarding, defending, protecting, supporting
3. upholding, maintaining, preserving

Declension

Third-declension participle.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	tuēns			tuentēs	tuentia
genitive	tuentis			tuentium
dative	tuentī			tuentibus
accusative	tuentem	tuēns		tuentēs tuentīs	tuentia
ablative	tuente tuentī1			tuentibus
vocative	tuēns			tuentēs	tuentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.