diligens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of dīligō (“esteem, love”)

Participle

dīligēns m, f, n (genitive dīligentis); third declension

  1. diligent, careful, attentive

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative dīligēns dīligēns dīligentēs dīligentia
Genitive dīligentis dīligentis dīligentium dīligentium
Dative dīligentī dīligentī dīligentibus dīligentibus
Accusative dīligentem dīligēns dīligentēs, dīligentīs dīligentia
Ablative dīligente, dīligentī1 dīligente, dīligentī1 dīligentibus dīligentibus
Vocative dīligēns dīligēns dīligentēs dīligentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants
Descendants of diligens in other languages

References
  • diligens in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • diligens in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • diligens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • truthful; veracious: veritatis amans, diligens, studiosus
    • a conscientious historian: homo in historia diligens
    • to be exact in calculating dates: diligentem esse in exquirendis temporibus
    • to be pedantic: nimium diligentem esse
    • to be exact, punctual in the performance of one's duty: diligentem esse in retinendis officiis
    • to be economical: diligentem, frugi esse
    • a careful master of the house: diligens paterfamilias
  • Morwood, James. A Latin Grammar. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999.
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