LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst/second-declension participle

quaerendus

quaerendus (feminine quaerenda, neuter quaerendum)

Meaning

  1. participlewhich is to be sought for
  2. participlewhich is to be asked, which is to be questioned
  3. participlewhich is to be striven for
  4. participlewhich is to be missed, which is to be lacked
  5. participlewhich is to be desired
    dōnec eram sospes, titulī tangēbar amōre,While I was safe and sound, I was enchanted by love of fame, and the ardor of [my] desire was that of [making] a name for myself.8 CE – 12 CE, Ovidius, Tristia 1.53–54

Origins

Future passive participle (gerundive) of quaerō

Quick answers

What does quaerendus mean in Latin?
quaerendus, a verb, means “which is to be sought for; which is to be asked, which is to be questioned; which is to be striven for”.
What are the principal parts of quaerendus?
quaerendus, quaerenda, quaerendum (first/second-declension participle).