moriens
Latin
Etymology
Present participle of morior.
Participle
moriēns (genitive morientis); third-declension one-termination participle
- dying
- decaying, withering
Declension
Third-declension participle.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | moriēns | morientēs | morientia | ||
| Genitive | morientis | morientium | |||
| Dative | morientī | morientibus | |||
| Accusative | morientem | moriēns | morientēs morientīs | morientia | |
| Ablative | moriente morientī1 | morientibus | |||
| Vocative | moriēns | morientēs | morientia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.
References
- “moriens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- moriens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to close the eyes of a dying person: oculos operire (morienti)
- to close the eyes of a dying person: oculos operire (morienti)