prominens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of prōmineō (“jut out, project”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈproː.mi.nens/, [ˈpɾoːmɪnẽːs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.mi.nens/, [ˈpɾɔːminɛns]

Participle

prōminēns (genitive prōminentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. prominent, jutting out, projecting

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	prōminēns			prōminentēs	prōminentia
Genitive	prōminentis			prōminentium
Dative	prōminentī			prōminentibus
Accusative	prōminentem	prōminēns		prōminentēs prōminentīs	prōminentia
Ablative	prōminente prōminentī1			prōminentibus
Vocative	prōminēns			prōminentēs	prōminentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

• English: prominent
• Galician: prominente
• Spanish: prominente

References

• prominens in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
• prominens in Charlton T. Lewis, An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1891
• prominens in Gaffiot, Félix, Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, 1934