congruens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of congruō (“unite, combine; agree”).

Participle

congruēns (genitive congruentis, comparative congruentior, adverb congruenter); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. uniting, combining, running or meeting together with someone
  2. agreeing, fit, appropriate, suitable, consistent, congruous
    Synonyms: conveniēns, cōnsonus
    Antonyms: absonus, dissonus
  3. symmetrical, proportioned; consistent, harmonious

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative congruēns congruentēs congruentia
Genitive congruentis congruentium
Dative congruentī congruentibus
Accusative congruentem congruēns congruentēs
congruentīs		 congruentia
Ablative congruente
congruentī1		 congruentibus
Vocative congruēns congruentēs congruentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants
  • English: congruent
  • French: congruent
  • Spanish: congruente
  • Portuguese: congruente

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