virens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of vireō (“I am green”).

Participle

virēns (genitive virentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. (of plants) green
  2. flourishing; vigorous

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative virēns virentēs virentia
genitive virentis virentium
dative virentī virentibus
accusative virentem virēns virentēs
virentīs 		virentia
ablative virente
virentī1 		virentibus
vocative virēns virentēs virentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References

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