legens

See also: Legens

Danish

Noun

legens c

  1. genitive singular definite of leg

Latin

Etymology

From the present active participle of legō (“pick out, select”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈle.ɡens/, [ˈɫɛ.ɡẽːs]

Noun

legēns m (genitive legentis); third declension

  1. A reader.

Participle

legēns m, f, n (genitive legentis); third declension

  1. choosing, selecting, appointing.
  2. collecting, gathering, bringing together.
  3. taking, stealing.
  4. traversing, passing through.
  5. reading (aloud), reciting.

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative legēns legentēs legentia
genitive legentis legentium
dative legentī legentibus
accusative legentem legēns legentēs, legentīs legentia
ablative legente, legentī1 legentibus
vocative legēns legentēs legentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References

  • legens in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • legens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • the reader: legentes, ii qui legunt
    • to weary, bore the reader: languorem, molestiam legentium animis afferre
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