quaerens
Latin
Etymology
Present active participle of quaerō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʷae̯.rens/, [ˈkʷae̯.rẽːs]
Participle
quaerēns m, f, n (genitive quaerentis); third declension
- seeking, looking for
- asking, questioning, inquiring
- striving for; endeavoring
- missing, lacking
- desiring
Declension
Third declension.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | quaerēns | quaerēns | quaerentēs | quaerentia | |
Genitive | quaerentis | quaerentis | quaerentium | quaerentium | |
Dative | quaerentī | quaerentī | quaerentibus | quaerentibus | |
Accusative | quaerentem | quaerēns | quaerentēs, quaerentīs | quaerentia | |
Ablative | quaerente, quaerentī1 | quaerente, quaerentī1 | quaerentibus | quaerentibus | |
Vocative | quaerēns | quaerēns | quaerentēs | quaerentia |
1When used purely as an adjective.
Noun
quaerēns m (genitive quaerentis); third declension
- ; (Medieval Latin)
- (law) a plaintiff or complainant
Declension
Third declension i-stem.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | quaerēns | quaerentēs |
Genitive | quaerentis | quaerentium |
Dative | quaerentī | quaerentibus |
Accusative | quaerentem | quaerentēs |
Ablative | quaerente | quaerentibus |
Vocative | quaerēns | quaerentēs |
References
- Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “quaerens”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 877/1
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