colens

See also: Colens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of colō (“cultivate”).

Participle

colēns m, f, n (genitive colentis); third declension

  1. tilling, cultivating
  2. protecting, nurturing

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative colēns colēns colentēs colentia
Genitive colentis colentis colentium colentium
Dative colentī colentī colentibus colentibus
Accusative colentem colēns colentēs, colentīs colentia
Ablative colente, colentī1 colente, colentī1 colentibus colentibus
Vocative colēns colēns colentēs colentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

See also

References
  • colens in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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