adolescens

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Present participle of adolēscō.

Participle

adolēscēns (genitive adolēscentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. growing up, maturing
  2. increasing, augmenting

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative adolēscēns adolēscentēs adolēscentia
Genitive adolēscentis adolēscentium
Dative adolēscentī adolēscentibus
Accusative adolēscentem adolēscēns adolēscentēs
adolēscentīs		 adolēscentia
Ablative adolēscente
adolēscentī1		 adolēscentibus
Vocative adolēscēns adolēscentēs adolēscentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

References
  • “adolescens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “adolescens”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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