quaerens

quaerens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of quaerō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷae̯.rens/, [ˈkʷäe̯rẽːs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkwe.rens/, [ˈkwɛːrens]

Participle

quaerēns (genitive quaerentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. seeking, looking for
2. asking, questioning, inquiring
3. striving for; endeavoring
4. missing, lacking
5. desiring

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	quaerēns			quaerentēs	quaerentia
Genitive	quaerentis			quaerentium
Dative	quaerentī			quaerentibus
Accusative	quaerentem	quaerēns		quaerentēs quaerentīs	quaerentia
Ablative	quaerente quaerentī1			quaerentibus
Vocative	quaerēns			quaerentēs	quaerentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Noun

quaerēns m (genitive quaerentis); third declension

• (Medieval Latin)

1. (law) a plaintiff or complainant

   nec alicui quaerentī respondēre possit

   no plaintiff whatsoever may be able to answer

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	quaerēns	quaerentēs
Genitive	quaerentis	quaerentium
Dative	quaerentī	quaerentibus
Accusative	quaerentem	quaerentēs quaerentīs
Ablative	quaerente	quaerentibus
Vocative	quaerēns	quaerentēs

Descendants

• Old French: querant
  • → English: querent

References

• Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “quaerens”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 877/1