praesens

See also: Präsens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of praesum.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈprae̯.sens/, [ˈprae̯.sẽːs]

Adjective

praesēns (genitive praesentis); third declension

  1. present
  2. immediate
  3. at hand
  4. existing
  5. prompt
  6. propitious
  7. (grammar) present

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative praesēns praesentēs praesentia
genitive praesentis praesentium
dative praesentī praesentibus
accusative praesentem praesēns praesentēs praesentia
ablative praesentī praesentibus
vocative praesēns praesentēs praesentia

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • praesens in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • praesens in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • praesens in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • praesens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) at present; for the moment: in praesentia, in praesens (tempus)
    • prompt assistance: auxilium praesens
    • to praise a man to his face: aliquem coram, in os or praesentem laudare
    • to possess presence of mind: praesenti animo uti (vid. sect. VI. 8, note uti...)
    • cash; ready money: pecunia praesens (vid. sect. V. 9, note Notice too...) or numerata
    • (ambiguous) at present; for the moment: in praesentia, in praesens (tempus)
  • praesens in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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