adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective
sempervirēns
sempervirēns (genitive sempervirentis)
Classical[sɛmˈpɛr.wɪ.rẽːs]Ecclesiastical[semˈpɛr.vi.rens]
Meaning
- one terminationalways flourishing or vigorous
- one terminationevergreen
Azedarach sempervirens et florens. [...] Ab Azedarach distincta est, nec pro varietate aestimari debet.
1822, The Botanical Register, volume 8, page 643:Frutex sempervirens epiphyticus ad 30 cm. attingens, inflorescentia excepta glaber.
1925, Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, volume 15&16, page 205:
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sempervirēns | sempervirēns | sempervirēns |
| genitive | sempervirentis | sempervirentis | sempervirentis |
| dative | sempervirentī | sempervirentī | sempervirentī |
| accusative | sempervirentem | sempervirentem | sempervirēns |
| ablative | sempervirentī sempervirente | sempervirentī sempervirente | sempervirentī sempervirente |
| vocative | sempervirēns | sempervirēns | sempervirēns |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sempervirentēs | sempervirentēs | sempervirentia |
| genitive | sempervirentium | sempervirentium | sempervirentium |
| dative | sempervirentibus | sempervirentibus | sempervirentibus |
| accusative | sempervirentīs sempervirentēs | sempervirentīs sempervirentēs | sempervirentia |
| ablative | sempervirentibus | sempervirentibus | sempervirentibus |
| vocative | sempervirentēs | sempervirentēs | sempervirentia |
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *sem-der. Latin sem- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Italic *per Latin per Latin -per Latin semper Latin virēns Latin sempervirēns From semper (“always”) + virēns (“flourishing, green”).