eminens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of ēmineō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈeː.mi.nens/, [ˈeːmɪnẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.mi.nens/, [ˈɛːminens]

Adjective

ēminēns (genitive ēminentis, comparative ēminentior, adverb ēminenter); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. eminent, distinguished, notable
2. lofty, towering
3. prominent

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	ēminēns			ēminentēs	ēminentia
genitive	ēminentis			ēminentium
dative	ēminentī			ēminentibus
accusative	ēminentem	ēminēns		ēminentēs	ēminentia
ablative	ēminentī			ēminentibus
vocative	ēminēns			ēminentēs	ēminentia

Derived terms

• ēminentia

Descendants

• Catalan: eminent
• French: éminent
• Italian: eminente
• Portuguese: eminente
• Romanian: eminent
• Spanish: eminente

References

• “eminens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “eminens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• eminens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.