florens

See also: Flórens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of flōreō (“bloom”)

Participle

flōrēns m, f, n (genitive flōrentis); third declension

  1. blooming, blossoming, flowering
  2. flourishing, prospering
  3. abounding

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative flōrēns flōrentēs flōrentia
genitive flōrentis flōrentium
dative flōrentī flōrentibus
accusative flōrentem flōrēns flōrentēs, flōrentīs flōrentia
ablative flōrente, flōrentī1 flōrentibus
vocative flōrēns flōrentēs flōrentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References

  • florens in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • florens in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • florens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • a democratic leader: homo florens in populari ratione
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