debens

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

debens

  1. plural of deben

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Present active participle of dēbeō.

Pronunciation[edit]

Participle[edit]

dēbēns (genitive dēbentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. owing; being obliged

Declension[edit]

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative dēbēns dēbentēs dēbentia
Genitive dēbentis dēbentium
Dative dēbentī dēbentibus
Accusative dēbentem dēbēns dēbentēs
dēbentīs
dēbentia
Ablative dēbente
dēbentī1
dēbentibus
Vocative dēbēns dēbentēs dēbentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References[edit]

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