adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective
ēminēns
ēminēns (genitive ēminentis, comparative ēminentior, adverb ēminenter)
Classical[ˈeː.mɪ.nẽːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.mi.nens]
Meaning
- one terminationeminent, distinguished, notable
- one terminationlofty, towering
- one terminationprominent
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ēminēns | ēminēns | ēminēns |
| genitive | ēminentis | ēminentis | ēminentis |
| dative | ēminentī | ēminentī | ēminentī |
| accusative | ēminentem | ēminentem | ēminēns |
| ablative | ēminentī ēminente | ēminentī ēminente | ēminentī ēminente |
| vocative | ēminēns | ēminēns | ēminēns |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ēminentēs | ēminentēs | ēminentia |
| genitive | ēminentium | ēminentium | ēminentium |
| dative | ēminentibus | ēminentibus | ēminentibus |
| accusative | ēminentīs ēminentēs | ēminentīs ēminentēs | ēminentia |
| ablative | ēminentibus | ēminentibus | ēminentibus |
| vocative | ēminentēs | ēminentēs | ēminentia |
ēmĭnens, entis, Part. and P. a., from emineo.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ēminēns entis, adj. with comp.
P. of emineo, standing out, projecting, prominent, high, lofty : oculi: promunturia, Cs.: saxa, S.: genae leniter: trabes eminentiores, Cs.: per inaequaliter eminentia rupis, irregular spurs , L. — Fig., prominent, distinctive : species, quae nihil habeat eminentis. — Eminent, distinguished : eminentior eloquentia, Ta.: oratores, Ta. — Plur m . as subst: sinistra erga eminentīs interpretatio, Ta.
Origins
Present participle of ēmineō.
Descendants
- Catalaneminent
- Frenchéminent
- Italianeminente
- Portugueseeminente
- Romanianeminent
- Spanisheminente
In English words that came into English from ēminēns
- eminenceēminentia