adhaerens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of adhaereō (“cleave or stick to”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /adˈhae̯.rens/, [äd̪ˈ(ɦ)äe̯rẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈde.rens/, [äˈd̪ɛːrens]

Participle

adhaerēns (genitive adhaerentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. cleaving or sticking to
2. (figuratively) clinging to, adhering to
3. (figuratively) hanging on or keeping close to (a person or thing)
4. (figuratively) trailing or dragging after

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	adhaerēns			adhaerentēs	adhaerentia
Genitive	adhaerentis			adhaerentium
Dative	adhaerentī			adhaerentibus
Accusative	adhaerentem	adhaerēns		adhaerentēs adhaerentīs	adhaerentia
Ablative	adhaerente adhaerentī1			adhaerentibus
Vocative	adhaerēns			adhaerentēs	adhaerentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

• Spanish: adherente