persequens

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Latin

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Etymology

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Present participle of persequor.

Pronunciation

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Participle

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persequēns (genitive persequentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. following, pursuing
    • 58 BCE – 49 BCE, Gaius Iulius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico. Book I, section LIII:
      C. Valerius Procillus, cum ā cūstōdibus in fugā trīnīs catēnīs vīnctus traherētur, in ipsum Caesarem hostēs equitātū persequentem incidit.
      Gaius Valerius Procillus, as he was being dragged by his guards in the fight, bound with a triple chain, fell into the hands of Caesar himself, as he was pursuing the enemy with his cavalry.
  2. accomplishing

Declension

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Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative persequēns persequentēs persequentia
Genitive persequentis persequentium
Dative persequentī persequentibus
Accusative persequentem persequēns persequentēs
persequentīs
persequentia
Ablative persequente
persequentī1
persequentibus
Vocative persequēns persequentēs persequentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References

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  • persequens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • persequens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.