prudens

See also: Prudens

Latin

Etymology

Contracted form of prōvidēns, present active participle of prōvideō.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpruː.dens/, [ˈpruː.dẽːs]

Adjective

prūdēns (genitive prūdentis); third declension

  1. wise, prudent

Declension
  • The ablative singular also appears as prūdente.

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative prūdēns prūdentēs prūdentia
Genitive prūdentis prūdentium
Dative prūdentī prūdentibus
Accusative prūdentem prūdēns prūdentēs prūdentia
Ablative prūdentī prūdentibus
Vocative prūdēns prūdentēs prūdentia

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading
  • prudens in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • prudens in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • prudens in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • prudens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • statesmen: viri rerum civilium, rei publicae gerendae periti or viri in re publica prudentes
    • (ambiguous) statesmanship; political wisdom: prudentia (civilis) (De Or. 1. 19. 85)
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