prominens

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈproː.mi.nens/, [ˈproː.mɪ.nẽːs]

Participle

prōminēns m, f, n (genitive prōminentis); third declension

1. prominent, jutting out, projecting

Inflection

Third declension.

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