clemens

See also: Clemens

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *kleiments. Equivalent to clīnō + participial suffix -menos.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkleː.mens/, [ˈkɫ̪eːmẽːs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkle.mens/, [ˈklɛːmens]

Adjective

clēmēns (genitive clēmentis, comparative clēmentior, superlative clēmentissimus, adverb clēmenter); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. merciful, lenient

   Antonyms: immānis, efferus, crūdēlis, barbaricus

2. mild, gentle, quiet, peaceful, easy, moderate

   Synonyms: placidus, tranquillus, mitis, quietus

   Antonyms: obstreperus, clāmātōrius, trux, ferōx, atrōx, silvāticus, ācer

3. compliant

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	clēmēns			clēmentēs	clēmentia
Genitive	clēmentis			clēmentium
Dative	clēmentī			clēmentibus
Accusative	clēmentem	clēmēns		clēmentēs	clēmentia
Ablative	clēmentī			clēmentibus
Vocative	clēmēns			clēmentēs	clēmentia

Derived terms

• clēmenter
• clēmentia

Related terms

• inclēmenter
• inclēmentia

Descendants

• Catalan: clement
• French: clément
• Galician: clemente
• Italian: clemente
• Portuguese: clemente
• Spanish: clemente

References

• “clemens”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
• “clemens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• clemens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to be dogmatic; positive: pertinacem (opp. clementem) esse in disputando
    
• “clemens”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “clemens”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray