moriens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of morior.

Participle

moriēns m, f, n (genitive morientis); third declension

  1. dying
  2. decaying, withering

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative moriēns moriēns morientēs morientia
Genitive morientis morientis morientium morientium
Dative morientī morientī morientibus morientibus
Accusative morientem moriēns morientēs morientia
Ablative morientī morientī morientibus morientibus
Vocative moriēns moriēns morientēs morientia

References
  • moriens in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • moriens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to close the eyes of a dying person: oculos operire (morienti)
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