gerens
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See also: Gerens
Latin
Etymology
Present active participle of gerō (“carry, bear; wear”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈɡe.rens/, [ˈɡɛrẽːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒe.rens/, [ˈd͡ʒɛːrens]
Participle
gerēns (genitive gerentis); third-declension one-termination participle
Declension
Third-declension participle.
1When used purely as an adjective.
References
- “gerens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “gerens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- gerens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- business-men: homines negotii (always in sing.) gerentes
- good men of business: negotii bene gerentes (Quint. 19. 62)
- business-men: homines negotii (always in sing.) gerentes
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