persapiens
Latin
Etymology
From per- + sapiens.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /perˈsa.pi.ens/, [pɛrˈs̠äpiẽːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /perˈsa.pi.ens/, [perˈsäːpiens]
Adjective
persapiēns (genitive persapientis, adverb persapienter); third-declension participle
- very discerning, wise, judicious
- very discreet
Declension
Third-declension participle.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | persapiēns | persapientēs | persapientia | ||
| Genitive | persapientis | persapientium | |||
| Dative | persapientī | persapientibus | |||
| Accusative | persapientem | persapiēns | persapientēs persapientīs | persapientia | |
| Ablative | persapiente persapientī1 | persapientibus | |||
| Vocative | persapiēns | persapientēs | persapientia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.
References
- “persapiens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “persapiens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- persapiens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- persapiens in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016