tumescens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of tumēscō.

Participle

tumēscēns (genitive tumēscentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. swelling (beginning to swell)

Declension

Third-declension participle.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	tumēscēns			tumēscentēs	tumēscentia
genitive	tumēscentis			tumēscentium
dative	tumēscentī			tumēscentibus
accusative	tumēscentem	tumēscēns		tumēscentēs tumēscentīs	tumēscentia
ablative	tumēscente tumēscentī1			tumēscentibus
vocative	tumēscēns			tumēscentēs	tumēscentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

• French: tumescence
  • English: tumescence