ferendum

Latin

Etymology

From ferō (“I carry; I endure”)

Gerund

ferendum n (accusative, gerundive ferendus)

carrying
enduring
- Vergilius, Aeneis, Book V, line 710
  Superanda omnis fortuna ferendo est.
  All misfortune is to be overcome by enduring.

Inflection

Second declension, defective.

Number	Singular
nominative	—
genitive	ferendī
dative	ferendō
accusative	ferendum
ablative	ferendō
vocative	—

There is no nominative form. The present active infinitive of the parent verb is used in situations that require a nominative form.
The accusative may also be substituted by the infinitive in this way.

Participle

ferendum

nominative neuter singular of ferendus
accusative masculine singular of ferendus
accusative neuter singular of ferendus
vocative neuter singular of ferendus

References

ferendum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.