vehemens

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Century 1911 traces this with uncertainty to vehō (“carry”) + mēns (“mind”). A better explanation (Sihler; essentially Lewis and Short) makes the first element vē- (“out of”) in a fanciful spelling.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwe.he.mens/, [ˈwɛ.hɛ.mẽːs]

Adjective

vehemēns (genitive vehementis); third declension

  1. very eager; impetuous, ardent, furious
  2. vehement
  3. emphatic

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative vehemēns vehemēns vehementēs vehementia
Genitive vehementis vehementis vehementium vehementium
Dative vehementī vehementī vehementibus vehementibus
Accusative vehementem vehemēns vehementēs vehementia
Ablative vehementī vehementī vehementibus vehementibus
Vocative vehemēns vehemēns vehementēs vehementia

Descendants

References
  • vehemens in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • vehemens in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • vehemens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • vehement in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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