colens

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Latin

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Etymology

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Present participle of colō (cultivate).

Participle

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colēns (genitive colentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. honouring, treating respectfully
  2. tilling, cultivating
  3. protecting, nurturing
  4. inhabiting

Declension

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Third-declension participle.

1When used purely as an adjective.

See also

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References

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  • colens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers