presens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of prēsum (alternative spelling of praesum), from prae- +‎ sum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpreː.sens/, [ˈpreːs̠ẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpre.sens/, [ˈprɛːs̬ens]

Adjective

prēsēns (genitive prēsentis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. (Medieval Latin) Alternative form of praesēns

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	prēsēns			prēsentēs	prēsentia
genitive	prēsentis			prēsentium
dative	prēsentī			prēsentibus
accusative	prēsentem	prēsēns		prēsentēs	prēsentia
ablative	prēsentī			prēsentibus
vocative	prēsēns			prēsentēs	prēsentia

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpreːsɛns/

Noun

presens n

1. (not inflected, grammar) present tense
2. (grammar) a word in the present tense

Declension

• According to SAOL, the gender is neutral (ett presens) and plural is the same as singular (två presens). But it doesn't mention if there are definite forms.
• SAOB (letter P edited in 1954) describes presens as an adjective, with the noun presensform as one of the compounds.
• In the non-linguistic and dated meaning (attendance, being present), SAOB says common/feminine gender (en presens) and definite form is presensen.

References

• presens in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• presens in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• pressen