definiens

English

Etymology

From Latin, substantive use of dēfīniēns (“[a] defining”), present active participle of dēfīniō (“I set bounds to”, “I define”).

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: dĭfĭʹnĭĕnz, dëfēʹniëns, dēfīʹnĭënz, IPA(key): /dɪˈfɪnɪɛnz/,[1] /deːˈfiːnieːns/, /diːˈfaɪnɪɛːnz/

Noun

definiens (plural definientia)

  1. (semantics) The word or phrase that defines the definiendum in a definition.
    In the defining statement “A lake is a large, landlocked, naturally occurring stretch of water”, “large, landlocked, naturally occurring stretch of water” is the definiens.

See also

References
  • definiens at OneLook Dictionary Search
  • Notes:
  1. “definiens” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of dēfīniō.

Participle

dēfīniēns m or f or n (genitive dēfīnientis); third declension

  1. limiting, terminating

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative dēfīniēns dēfīniēns dēfīnientēs dēfīnientia
Genitive dēfīnientis dēfīnientis dēfīnientium dēfīnientium
Dative dēfīnientī dēfīnientī dēfīnientibus dēfīnientibus
Accusative dēfīnientem dēfīniēns dēfīnientēs, dēfīnientīs dēfīnientia
Ablative dēfīniente, dēfīnientī1 dēfīniente, dēfīnientī1 dēfīnientibus dēfīnientibus
Vocative dēfīniēns dēfīniēns dēfīnientēs dēfīnientia

1When used purely as an adjective.

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