furens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of furō.

Participle

furēns (genitive furentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. raging, raving
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.65-66:
      [...] quid vōta furentem, / quid dēlūbra iuvant?
      What [good are Dido’s] prayers? How [do sacrifices made in] shrines help [someone who’s] madly [in love]?
      (Literally, “raging” or “raving.” From here on in the Aeneid, the poet repeats terms related to furor to describe Dido’s state of mind: Unrestrained passion is a type of insanity.)

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative furēns furentēs furentia
genitive furentis furentium
dative furentī furentibus
accusative furentem furēns furentēs
furentīs 		furentia
ablative furente
furentī1 		furentibus
vocative furēns furentēs furentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Derived terms

References

  • “furens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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