noun · commonirregular, second declension
dī cōnsentēs
dī cōnsentēs m pl (genitive deōrum cōnsentum or deum cōnsentum)
Classical[ˈdiː kõːˈsɛn.teːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈdiː konˈsɛn.tes]
Meaning
- the twelve Olympians (Jūnō, Vesta, Minerva, Cerēs, Dīana, Venus, Mārs, Mercurius, Iuppiter, Neptūnus, Vulcānus, Apollō)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | dī cōnsentēs diī cōnsentēs, deī cōnsentēs |
| genitive | — | deōrum cōnsentum deum cōnsentum |
| dative | — | dīs cōnsentibus diīs cōnsentibus, deīs cōnsentibus |
| accusative | — | deōs cōnsentīs deōs cōnsentēs |
| ablative | — | dīs cōnsentibus diīs cōnsentibus, deīs cōnsentibus |
| vocative | — | dī cōnsentēs diī cōnsentēs, deī cōnsentēs |
Origins
Disputed. * Perhaps from dī (“gods”) + cōnsentēs (likely a contraction of cōnsentientēs (“agreeing”)). If this theory is accepted, then, etymologically, the phrase means something akin to "the gods being together." * Perhaps from Proto-Italic *konsēnts and related to Oscan kúnsíf.