Definify.com

Definition 2024


colens

colens

Latin

Participle

colēns m, f, n (genitive colentis); third declension

  1. tilling, cultivating
  2. protecting, nurturing

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative colēns colentēs colentia
genitive colentis colentium
dative colentī colentibus
accusative colentem colēns colentēs colentia
ablative colente, colentī1 colentibus
vocative colēns colentēs colentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

See also

References

  • colens in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers