appetens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of appetō.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈap.pe.tens/, [ˈap.pɛ.tẽːs]

Participle

appetēns m or f or n (genitive appetentis); third declension

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

Declension

Third declension.

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

1When used purely as an adjective.

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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