French

Verb

repens

1. first-person singular present indicative of repentir
2. second-person singular present indicative of repentir
3. second-person singular imperative of repentir

Anagrams

• penser

Latin

Etymology 1

Present active participle of rēpō ‎(“creep, crawl”)

Participle

rēpēns m, f, n ‎(genitive rēpentis); third declension

1. creeping, crawling

Synonyms

• rēptāns

Inflection

Third declension.

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Etymology 2

Of uncertain origin.

Adjective

repēns m, f, n ‎(genitive repentis); third declension

1. sudden, unexpected
2. recent, fresh

Inflection

Third declension.

Adverb

repēns ‎(not comparable)

1. Alternative form of repente

Alternative forms

• repente

References

• repens in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• repens in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “repens”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Swedish

Noun

repens

1. definite genitive plural of rep