absorbens
Latin
Etymology
Present active participle of absorbeō (“absorb”).
Participle
absorbēns m, f, n (genitive absorbentis); third declension
- swallowing down, devouring
- absorbing, submerging
- (figuratively) absorbing, engrossing
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | absorbēns | absorbēns | absorbentēs | absorbentia | |
| Genitive | absorbentis | absorbentis | absorbentium | absorbentium | |
| Dative | absorbentī | absorbentī | absorbentibus | absorbentibus | |
| Accusative | absorbentem | absorbēns | absorbentēs, absorbentīs | absorbentia | |
| Ablative | absorbente, absorbentī1 | absorbente, absorbentī1 | absorbentibus | absorbentibus | |
| Vocative | absorbēns | absorbēns | absorbentēs | absorbentia | |
1When used purely as an adjective.