colens

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Latin

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Etymology

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Present participle of colō (cultivate).

Participle

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colēns (genitive colentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. honouring, treating respectfully
  2. tilling, cultivating
  3. protecting, nurturing
  4. inhabiting

Declension

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Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative colēns colentēs colentia
Genitive colentis colentium
Dative colentī colentibus
Accusative colentem colēns colentēs
colentīs
colentia
Ablative colente
colentī1
colentibus
Vocative colēns colentēs colentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

See also

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References

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