fervens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of ferveō (“I am hot”).

Participle

fervēns m, f, n (genitive ferventis); third declension

  1. hot
  2. burning, raging, fiery
  3. boiling
  4. vehement; zealous
  5. impetuous

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative fervēns ferventēs ferventia
Genitive ferventis ferventium
Dative ferventī ferventibus
Accusative ferventem fervēns ferventēs, ferventīs ferventia
Ablative fervente, ferventī1 ferventibus
Vocative fervēns ferventēs ferventia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

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