LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird-declension one-termination participle

quiēscēns

quiēscēns (genitive quiēscentis)
Classical[kʷiˈeːs.kẽːs]Ecclesiastical[kʷiˈɛʃ.ʃens]

Meaning

  1. one terminationparticipleresting, sleeping, reposing

Origins

Latin -ns Latin -ēns Latin quiēscēns Present participle of quiēscō.

Descendants
  • Englishquiescent
  • Italianquiescente
  • Spanishquiescente

In English words that came into English from quiēscēns

  • quiescentquiēscēns
  • quiescencequiescentia
  • quiescencyquiescentia

Quick answers

What does quiēscēns mean in Latin?
quiēscēns, a verb, means “resting, sleeping, reposing”.
What are the principal parts of quiēscēns?
quiēscēns, quiēscentis (third-declension one-termination participle).
How do you pronounce quiēscēns?
In classical Latin, [kʷiˈeːs.kẽːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kʷiˈɛʃ.ʃens].
Which English words come from quiēscēns?
English words that go back to Latin quiēscēns include quiescent, quiescence and quiescency.