tumescens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of tumēscō.

Participle

tumēscēns (genitive tumēscentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. swelling (beginning to swell)

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	tumēscēns			tumēscentēs	tumēscentia
Genitive	tumēscentis			tumēscentium
Dative	tumēscentī			tumēscentibus
Accusative	tumēscentem	tumēscēns		tumēscentēs tumēscentīs	tumēscentia
Ablative	tumēscente tumēscentī1			tumēscentibus
Vocative	tumēscēns			tumēscentēs	tumēscentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

• French: tumescence
  • English: tumescence