ardens

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Latin

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Etymology

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Present active participle of ārdeō (burn).

Participle

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ārdēns (genitive ārdentis, superlative ārdentissimus, adverb ārdenter); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. burning, on fire, fiery
  2. shining, brilliant
  3. eager, ardent, passionate

Declension

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Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative ārdēns ārdentēs ārdentia
Genitive ārdentis ārdentium
Dative ārdentī ārdentibus
Accusative ārdentem ārdēns ārdentēs
ārdentīs
ārdentia
Ablative ārdente
ārdentī1
ārdentibus
Vocative ārdēns ārdentēs ārdentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

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  • Catalan: ardent
  • English: ardent
  • French: ardent
  • Galician: ardente
  • Italian: ardente
  • Portuguese: ardente
  • Romanian: ardent
  • Spanish: ardiente

References

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