obsequens

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Present participle of obsequor.

Participle[edit]

obsequēns (genitive obsequentis, comparative obsequentior, superlative obsequentissimus, adverb obsequenter); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. complying, submitting, yielding, obsequious
    Synonyms: obsequiōsus, oboediēns, facilis
    Antonyms: sēditiōsus, tumultuōsus, turbulentus, obstinātus, difficilis

Declension[edit]

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender 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[edit]

  • 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