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recens

recens

Latin

Adjective

recēns m, f, n (genitive recentis); third declension

  1. new, recent
  2. fresh
  3. young
  4. vigorous

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative recēns recentēs recentia
genitive recentis recentium
dative recentī recentibus
accusative recentem recēns recentēs recentia
ablative recentī recentibus
vocative recēns recentēs recentia

Adverb

recēns (not comparable)

  1. lately, recently

Descendants

References

  • recens in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • recens in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Félix Gaffiot (1934), “recens”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
  • Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to have a vivid recollection of a thing: recenti memoria tenere aliquid
    • fresh troops relieve the tired men: integri et recentes defatigatis succedunt
  • recens in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016