adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective
valēns1
valēns (genitive valentis, comparative valentior, superlative valentissimus, adverb valenter)
Classical[ˈwa.ɫẽːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈvaː.lens]
Meaning
- one terminationstrong, vigorous, healthy
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | valēns | valēns | valēns |
| genitive | valentis | valentis | valentis |
| dative | valentī | valentī | valentī |
| accusative | valentem | valentem | valēns |
| ablative | valente valentī | valente valentī | valente valentī |
| vocative | valēns | valēns | valēns |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | valentēs | valentēs | valentia |
| genitive | valentium | valentium | valentium |
| dative | valentibus | valentibus | valentibus |
| accusative | valentēs valentīs | valentēs valentīs | valentia |
| ablative | valentibus | valentibus | valentibus |
| vocative | valentēs | valentēs | valentia |
vălens, entis, Part. and P. a. of valeo.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
valēns entis, adj. with comp. and sup.
P. of valeo, strong, stout, vigorous, powerful: satellites: valentissima bestia: lictores valentissimi: Hic membris et mole valens, V.: tunicae, thick, O.— In health, well, healthy, hale, hearty: adulescens bene valens: (sensūs) sani ac valentes.—Plur m. as subst: oblectatio valentium (opp. aegri).— Fig., strong, powerful, mighty: (Caesari) tam valenti resistere: cum valentiore pugnare: ut fieri nihil possit valentius: nec fraus valentior quam consilium meum: causa valentior, O.: oppida valentissima, N.
Origins
Present active participle of valeō.
Descendants
- Englishvalent
- Englishvaliantfrom Old French vaillant
- Frenchvaillantfrom Old French vaillant
- Italianvalente
- Occitanvalentfrom Old Occitan valen
- Portuguesevalentefrom Old Galician-Portuguese valente
- Spanishvalientefrom Old Spanish valente
- SpanishValentefrom Old Spanish valente
- Asturianvaliente
- Friulianvalent