praesens

See also: Präsens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of praesum.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈprae̯.sens/, [ˈprae̯.sẽːs]

Adjective

praesēns (genitive praesentis); third declension

  1. present
  2. immediate
  3. at hand
  4. existing
  5. prompt
  6. propitious
  7. (grammar) present

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative praesēns praesēns praesentēs praesentia
Genitive praesentis praesentis praesentium praesentium
Dative praesentī praesentī praesentibus praesentibus
Accusative praesentem praesēns praesentēs praesentia
Ablative praesentī praesentī praesentibus praesentibus
Vocative praesēns praesēns praesentēs praesentia

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • praesens in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • praesens in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • praesens in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • praesens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) at present; for the moment: in praesentia, in praesens (tempus)
    • prompt assistance: auxilium praesens
    • to praise a man to his face: aliquem coram, in os or praesentem laudare
    • to possess presence of mind: praesenti animo uti (vid. sect. VI. 8, note uti...)
    • cash; ready money: pecunia praesens (vid. sect. V. 9, note Notice too...) or numerata
    • (ambiguous) at present; for the moment: in praesentia, in praesens (tempus)
  • praesens in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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