appetens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of appetō.

Pronunciation

Participle

appetēns (genitive appetentis, superlative appetentissimus, adverb appetenter); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. striving for
  2. assaulting, assailing
  3. approaching
  4. desiring
  5. covetous, desirous

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative appetēns appetentēs appetentia
Genitive appetentis appetentium
Dative appetentī appetentibus
Accusative appetentem appetēns appetentēs
appetentīs		 appetentia
Ablative appetente
appetentī1		 appetentibus
Vocative appetēns appetentēs appetentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants
  • → Catalan: apetent
  • → English: appetent
  • → French: appétent
  • → Portuguese: apetente
  • → Spanish: apetente

References
  • “appetens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “appetens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • appetens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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