obiens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of obeō (“go to meet”)

Participle

obiēns m, f, n (genitive obeuntis); third declension

  1. going towards, going to meet
  2. arriving, reaching, coming to.
  3. (astronomy) setting
  4. (figuratively) falling, perishing
  5. (figuratively) surveying, looking over

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative obiēns obeuntēs obeuntia
Genitive obeuntis obeuntium
Dative obeuntī obeuntibus
Accusative obeuntem obiēns obeuntēs, obeuntīs obeuntia
Ablative obeunte, obeuntī1 obeuntibus
Vocative obiēns obeuntēs obeuntia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References
  • obiens in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • obiens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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