repens

French

Verb

repens

  1. first/second-person singular present indicative of repentir

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology 1

Present active participle of rēpō (“creep, crawl”)

Participle

rēpēns (genitive rēpentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. creeping, crawling
Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative rēpēns rēpentēs rēpentia
Genitive rēpentis rēpentium
Dative rēpentī rēpentibus
Accusative rēpentem rēpēns rēpentēs
rēpentīs		 rēpentia
Ablative rēpente
rēpentī1		 rēpentibus
Vocative rēpēns rēpentēs rēpentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Synonyms

Etymology 2

Uncertain.

Adjective

repēns (genitive repentis, adverb repente); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. sudden, unexpected
  2. recent, fresh
Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative repēns repentēs repentia
Genitive repentis repentium
Dative repentī repentibus
Accusative repentem repēns repentēs repentia
Ablative repentī repentibus
Vocative repēns repentēs repentia
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Italian: repente
  • Portuguese: repente
  • Spanish: repente

Adverb

repēns (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of repente

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

Swedish

Noun

repens

  1. definite genitive plural of rep.
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