invidens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of invideō (“look askance; envy”).

Participle

invidēns m or f or n (genitive invidentis); third declension

  1. looking askance or maliciously at, casting an evil eye upon
  2. (figuratively) being prejudiced against someone or influenced by prejudice
    1. (by extension) begrudging; refusing, denying; hindering, preventing
    2. (by extension) envying; emulating, aspiring to rival

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative invidēns invidēns invidentēs invidentia
Genitive invidentis invidentis invidentium invidentium
Dative invidentī invidentī invidentibus invidentibus
Accusative invidentem invidēns invidentēs, invidentīs invidentia
Ablative invidente, invidentī1 invidente, invidentī1 invidentibus invidentibus
Vocative invidēns invidēns invidentēs invidentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

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