providens

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Present participle of prōvideō. Doublet of prūdēns.

Participle[edit]

prōvidēns (genitive prōvidentis, adverb prōvidenter); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. foreseeing
  2. providing
  3. caring for

Declension[edit]

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative prōvidēns prōvidentēs prōvidentia
Genitive prōvidentis prōvidentium
Dative prōvidentī prōvidentibus
Accusative prōvidentem prōvidēns prōvidentēs
prōvidentīs
prōvidentia
Ablative prōvidente
prōvidentī1
prōvidentibus
Vocative prōvidēns prōvidentēs prōvidentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References[edit]

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