reverens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of revereor.

Pronunciation

Participle

reverēns (genitive reverentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. respecting
  2. respectful, reverent

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative reverēns reverentēs reverentia
genitive reverentis reverentium
dative reverentī reverentibus
accusative reverentem reverēns reverentēs
reverentīs 		reverentia
ablative reverente
reverentī1 		reverentibus
vocative reverēns reverentēs reverentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Adjective

reverēns (genitive reverentis, superlative reverentissimus); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. reverent

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative reverēns reverentēs reverentia
genitive reverentis reverentium
dative reverentī reverentibus
accusative reverentem reverēns reverentēs reverentia
ablative reverentī reverentibus
vocative reverēns reverentēs reverentia

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: reverent
  • Middle French: révérent
  • Italian: riverente
  • Portuguese: reverente
  • Spanish: reverente

References

  • “reverens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “reverens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • reverens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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