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See also: Prudens
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Contracted form of prōvidēns, present active participle of prōvideō.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpruː.dens/, [ˈpruːd̪ẽːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpru.dens/, [ˈpruːd̪ens]
Adjective
[edit]prūdēns (genitive prūdentis, comparative prudentior, superlative prudentissimus, adverb prūdenter); third-declension one-termination adjective
- wise, prudent
- skilful, knowledgeable (in a specific matter)
Declension
[edit]- The ablative singular also appears as prūdente.
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | prūdēns | prūdentēs | prūdentia | ||
| genitive | prūdentis | prūdentium | |||
| dative | prūdentī | prūdentibus | |||
| accusative | prūdentem | prūdēns | prūdentēs | prūdentia | |
| ablative | prūdentī | prūdentibus | |||
| vocative | prūdēns | prūdentēs | prūdentia | ||
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “prudens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “prudens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- prudens in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- prudens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- statesmen: viri rerum civilium, rei publicae gerendae periti or viri in re publica prudentes
- (ambiguous) statesmanship; political wisdom: prudentia (civilis) (De Or. 1. 19. 85)
- statesmen: viri rerum civilium, rei publicae gerendae periti or viri in re publica prudentes