densus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dens- (“thick, dense”), related to Ancient Greek δασύς (dasús, “hairy, shaggy, dense”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈden.sus/, [ˈdẽː.sʊs]

Adjective

dēnsus (feminine dēnsa, neuter dēnsum); first/second declension

  1. dense, compact
  2. crowded, close
  3. frequent

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative dēnsus dēnsa dēnsum dēnsī dēnsae dēnsa
Genitive dēnsī dēnsae dēnsī dēnsōrum dēnsārum dēnsōrum
Dative dēnsō dēnsō dēnsīs
Accusative dēnsum dēnsam dēnsum dēnsōs dēnsās dēnsa
Ablative dēnsō dēnsā dēnsō dēnsīs
Vocative dēnse dēnsa dēnsum dēnsī dēnsae dēnsa

Descendants

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