LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst/second-declension participle

cernendus

cernendus (feminine cernenda, neuter cernendum)

Meaning

  1. participlewhich is to be separated, which is to be sifted
  2. participlewhich is to be distinguished, which is to be discerned, which is to be seen

Origins

Future passive participle (gerundive) of cernō (“discern”).

Quick answers

What does cernendus mean in Latin?
cernendus, a verb, means “which is to be separated, which is to be sifted; which is to be distinguished, which is to be discerned, which is to be seen”.
What are the principal parts of cernendus?
cernendus, cernenda, cernendum (first/second-declension participle).