cernens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of cernō (“discern”).

Participle

cernēns (genitive cernentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. separating, sifting
  2. distinguishing, discerning, seeing
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.408:
      Quis tibi tum, Dīdō, cernentī tālia sēnsūs?
      What were your feelings then, Dido, upon seeing such [things]?

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative cernēns cernentēs cernentia
genitive cernentis cernentium
dative cernentī cernentibus
accusative cernentem cernēns cernentēs
cernentīs 		cernentia
ablative cernente
cernentī1 		cernentibus
vocative cernēns cernentēs cernentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

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