nitens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle from niteō (“shine, glitter; thrive”).

Participle

nitēns m, f, n (genitive nitentis); third declension

  1. shining, glittering, bright
  2. sleek, fat
  3. thriving; illustrious
  4. straining, struggling

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative nitēns nitentēs nitentia
Genitive nitentis nitentium
Dative nitentī nitentibus
Accusative nitentem nitēns nitentēs, nitentīs nitentia
Ablative nitente, nitentī1 nitentibus
Vocative nitēns nitentēs nitentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Synonyms

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

Swedish

Noun

nitens

  1. definite genitive singular of nit
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