Latin

Gerund

ferendum n ‎(accusative, gerundive ferendus)

1. carrying
2. enduring
   • Vergilius, Aeneis, Book V, line 710

     Superanda omnis fortuna ferendo est.

     All misfortune is to be overcome by enduring.

Inflection

Second declension, defective.

There is no nominative form. The present active infinitive of the parent verb is used in situations that require a nominative form.
The accusative may also be substituted by the infinitive in this way.

Participle

ferendum

1. nominative neuter singular of ferendus
2. accusative masculine singular of ferendus
3. accusative neuter singular of ferendus
4. vocative neuter singular of ferendus

References

• FERENDUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)