obsequens
Latin
Etymology
Present participle of obsequor.
Participle
obsequēns (genitive obsequentis, comparative obsequentior, superlative obsequentissimus, adverb obsequenter); third-declension one-termination participle
- complying, submitting, yielding, obsequious
- Synonyms: obsequiōsus, oboediēns, facilis
- Antonyms: sēditiōsus, tumultuōsus, turbulentus, obstinātus, difficilis
Declension
Third-declension participle.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | obsequēns | obsequentēs | obsequentia | ||
| genitive | obsequentis | obsequentium | |||
| dative | obsequentī | obsequentibus | |||
| accusative | obsequentem | obsequēns | obsequentēs obsequentīs |
obsequentia | |
| ablative | obsequente obsequentī1 |
obsequentibus | |||
| vocative | obsequēns | obsequentēs | obsequentia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.
References
- “obsequens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “obsequens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- obsequens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “obsequens”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers