cadens
Latin
Etymology
Present active participle of cadō (“fall”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈka.dens/, [ˈka.dẽːs]
Participle
cadēns m, f, n (genitive cadentis); third declension
- falling
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | cadēns | cadentēs | cadentia | ||
| Genitive | cadentis | cadentium | |||
| Dative | cadentī | cadentibus | |||
| Accusative | cadentem | cadēns | cadentēs, cadentīs | cadentia | |
| Ablative | cadente, cadentī1 | cadentibus | |||
| Vocative | cadēns | cadentēs | cadentia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.
Related terms
- decadēns
- decadentia
Descendants
- English: cadent (borrowing)
- Italian: cadente
- Old French: cheant
- Portuguese: cadente (borrowing)
- Spanish: cadente (borrowing), cayente