sempervirens

See also: semper-virens

Latin

Etymology

From semper (“always”) + virēns (“flourishing, green”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /semˈper.u̯i.rens/, [s̠ɛmˈpɛru̯ɪrẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /semˈper.vi.rens/, [semˈpɛrvirens]

Adjective

sempervirēns (genitive sempervirentis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. always flourishing or vigorous
2. (of plants) evergreen
   • 1822, The Botanical Register, volume 8, page 643:

     Azedarach sempervirens et florens. [...] Ab Azedarach distincta est, nec pro varietate aestimari debet.

   • 1925, Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, volumes 15 and 16, page 205:

     Frutex sempervirens epiphyticus ad 30 cm. attingens, inflorescentia excepta glaber.

   • 1936, Zesde Internationaal Botanisch Congres, Amsterdam, volume 1, page 138:

     Florae Batavae magnum ornamentum, planta solum in forma feminina ocurrens, [...] sempervirens et semperflorens, sonorica, [...]

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	sempervirēns			sempervirentēs	sempervirentia
Genitive	sempervirentis			sempervirentium
Dative	sempervirentī			sempervirentibus
Accusative	sempervirentem	sempervirēns		sempervirentēs	sempervirentia
Ablative	sempervirentī			sempervirentibus
Vocative	sempervirēns			sempervirentēs	sempervirentia