cadens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of cadō (“fall”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈka.dens/, [ˈkäd̪ẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.dens/, [ˈkäːd̪ens]

Participle

cadēns (genitive cadentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. falling

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	cadēns			cadentēs	cadentia
Genitive	cadentis			cadentium
Dative	cadentī			cadentibus
Accusative	cadentem	cadēns		cadentēs cadentīs	cadentia
Ablative	cadente cadentī1			cadentibus
Vocative	cadēns			cadentēs	cadentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Related terms

• decadēns
• decadentia

Descendants

• English: cadent (borrowing)
• Italian: cadente
• Old French: cheant

• Portuguese: cadente (borrowing)
• Spanish: cadente (borrowing), cayente