ponens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of pōnō (to place; to put).

Pronunciation

Participle

pōnēns (genitive pōnentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. putting; placing

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative pōnēns pōnentēs pōnentia
genitive pōnentis pōnentium
dative pōnentī pōnentibus
accusative pōnentem pōnēns pōnentēs
pōnentīs
pōnentia
ablative pōnente
pōnentī1
pōnentibus
vocative pōnēns pōnentēs pōnentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

  • Catalan: ponent
  • French: ponant
  • Galician: poñente
  • Istriot: Punente
  • Italian: ponente
  • Portuguese: poente, ponente
  • Occitan: ponen, ponent
  • Sicilian: punenti
  • Spanish: ponente, poniente
  • Romanian: pune

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