violens
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From vīs (“strength”), as if from some diminutive *viola.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯i.o.lens/, [ˈu̯iɔɫ̪ẽːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvi.o.lens/, [ˈviːolens]
Adjective[edit]
violēns (genitive violentis, comparative violentior, adverb violenter); third-declension one-termination adjective
- violent
- Synonyms: ferōx, trux, atrōx, immānis, efferus, ferus, crūdēlis, barbaricus, silvāticus, ācer
- Antonyms: misericors, mītis, tranquillus, placidus, quietus, clemens
Declension[edit]
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | violēns | violentēs | violentia | ||
| Genitive | violentis | violentium | |||
| Dative | violentī | violentibus | |||
| Accusative | violentem | violēns | violentēs | violentia | |
| Ablative | violentī | violentibus | |||
| Vocative | violēns | violentēs | violentia | ||
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “violens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “violens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- violens in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- violens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “violens”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
violens