congruens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of congruō (“unite, combine; agree”).

Participle

congruēns m, f, n (genitive congruentis); third declension

  1. uniting, combining, running or meeting together with someone
  2. agreeing, fit, appropriate, suitable, consistent, congruous
  3. symmetrical, proportioned; consistent, harmonious

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative congruēns congruēns congruentēs congruentia
Genitive congruentis congruentis congruentium congruentium
Dative congruentī congruentī congruentibus congruentibus
Accusative congruentem congruēns congruentēs, congruentīs congruentia
Ablative congruente, congruentī1 congruente, congruentī1 congruentibus congruentibus
Vocative congruēns congruēns congruentēs congruentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

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