clemens

See also: Clemens

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *kleiments. Equivalent to clīnō + participial suffix -menos.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkleː.mens/, [ˈkɫ̪eːmẽːs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkle.mens/, [ˈklɛːmens]

Adjective

clēmēns (genitive clēmentis, comparative clēmentior, superlative clēmentissimus, adverb clēmenter); third-declension one-termination adjective

merciful, lenient
Synonym: misericors
Antonyms: immānis, violēns, efferus, crūdēlis, barbaricus, trux, ferōx, atrōx, silvāticus, ācer
mild, gentle, quiet, peaceful, easy, moderate
Synonyms: placidus, tranquillus, mitis, quietus, mollis
Antonyms: obstreperus, clāmātōrius
compliant

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter	Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular		Plural
Nominative	clēmēns		clēmentēs	clēmentia
Genitive	clēmentis		clēmentium
Dative	clēmentī		clēmentibus
Accusative	clēmentem	clēmēns	clēmentēs	clēmentia
Ablative	clēmentī		clēmentibus
Vocative	clēmēns		clēmentēs	clēmentia

Derived terms

clēmenter
clēmentia

Related terms

inclēmenter
inclēmentia

Descendants

Catalan: clement
French: clément
Galician: clemente
Italian: clemente
Portuguese: clemente
Romanian: clement
Spanish: clemente

References

“clemens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“clemens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
clemens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to be dogmatic; positive: pertinacem (opp. clementem) esse in disputando
“clemens”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
“clemens”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray