oboediens

Latin

Alternative forms

• obaudiēns

Etymology

Present participle of oboediō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /oˈboe̯.di.ens/, [ɔˈboe̯d̪iẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈbe.di.ens/, [oˈbɛːd̪iens]

Participle

oboediēns (genitive oboedientis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. obeying, obedient

   Synonyms: obsequēns, obsequiōsus, facilis

   Antonyms: sēditiōsus, tumultuōsus, turbulentus, obstinātus, difficilis

2. serving

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	oboediēns			oboedientēs	oboedientia
Genitive	oboedientis			oboedientium
Dative	oboedientī			oboedientibus
Accusative	oboedientem	oboediēns		oboedientēs oboedientīs	oboedientia
Ablative	oboediente oboedientī1			oboedientibus
Vocative	oboediēns			oboedientēs	oboedientia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

• Asturian: obediente
• Catalan: obedient
• Old French: obedient
  • → Middle English: obedient
    • English: obedient
• Galician: obediente
• Portuguese: obediente
• Romanian: obedient
• Spanish: obediente
• Welsh: ufudd

References

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