Latin

Adjective

dēmēns m, f, n ‎(genitive dēmentis); third declension

1. out of one's mind or senses; mad, raving, foolish, insane, reckless

Inflection

Third declension.

• comparative: dēmentior, superlative: dēmentissimus

Derived terms

• dēmenter
• dēmentia
• dēmentiō

Descendants

• French: dément, démente
• Italian: demente
• Spanish: demente
• English: demented

References

• demens in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• demens in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• demens in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• demens in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

demens m ‎(definite singular demensen)

1. dementia

Synonyms

• dementia

References

• “demens” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

demens m ‎(definite singular demensen)

1. dementia

Synonyms

• dementia

References

• “demens” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

demens c

1. (pathology) dementia

Declension

Related terms

• dement