gerens

See also: Gerens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of gerō (“carry, bear; wear”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡe.rens/, [ˈɡɛrẽːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒe.rens/, [ˈd͡ʒɛːrens]

Participle

gerēns (genitive gerentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. carrying, bearing; wearing

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative gerēns gerentēs gerentia
Genitive gerentis gerentium
Dative gerentī gerentibus
Accusative gerentem gerēns gerentēs
gerentīs		 gerentia
Ablative gerente
gerentī1		 gerentibus
Vocative gerēns gerentēs gerentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References
  • “gerens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “gerens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • gerens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • business-men: homines negotii (always in sing.) gerentes
    • good men of business: negotii bene gerentes (Quint. 19. 62)
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