clemens

See also: Clemens

Latin

Etymology

From clīnō + participial suffix -menos.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkleː.mens/, [ˈkɫeː.mẽːs]

Adjective

clēmēns (genitive clēmentis); third declension

  1. merciful, lenient
  2. mild, gentle, quiet, peaceful, easy, moderate
  3. compliant

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative clēmēns clēmēns clēmentēs clēmentia
Genitive clēmentis clēmentis clēmentium clēmentium
Dative clēmentī clēmentī clēmentibus clēmentibus
Accusative clēmentem clēmēns clēmentēs clēmentia
Ablative clēmentī clēmentī clēmentibus clēmentibus
Vocative clēmēns clēmēns clēmentēs clēmentia

Derived terms

References
  • clemens in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • clemens in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • clemens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be dogmatic; positive: pertinacem (opp. clementem) esse in disputando
  • clemens in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • clemens in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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