adolescens

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Latin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Present participle of adolēscō.

Participle[edit]

adolēscēns (genitive adolēscentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. growing up, maturing
  2. increasing, augmenting

Declension[edit]

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative adolēscēns adolēscentēs adolēscentia
Genitive adolēscentis adolēscentium
Dative adolēscentī adolēscentibus
Accusative adolēscentem adolēscēns adolēscentēs
adolēscentīs
adolēscentia
Ablative adolēscente
adolēscentī1
adolēscentibus
Vocative adolēscēns adolēscentēs adolēscentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • adolescens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • adolescens”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin