vehemens

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Century 1911 traces this with uncertainty to vehō (carry) + mēns (mind). A better explanation (Sihler; essentially Lewis and Short) makes the first element vē- (out of) in a fanciful spelling.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwe.he.mens/, [ˈwɛ.hɛ.mẽːs]

Adjective

vehemēns (genitive vehementis); third declension

  1. very eager; impetuous, ardent, furious
  2. vehement
  3. emphatic

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative vehemēns vehementēs vehementia
genitive vehementis vehementium
dative vehementī vehementibus
accusative vehementem vehemēns vehementēs vehementia
ablative vehementī vehementibus
vocative vehemēns vehementēs vehementia

Descendants

References

  • vehemens in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • vehemens in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • vehemens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • vehement in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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