"-ns" meaning in Latin

See -ns in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *-onts. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:inh|ine-pro:*-onts|id=present active participle|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ns", "lang" : "la" }" data-id="present active participle" data-lang="la" data-title="-ns" id="Latin:_present_active_participle"> Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *-onts. Head templates: {{head|la|suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes}} -ns Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|-ns<3-P+>}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], -ns [feminine, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], -ntēs [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], -ntia [neuter, nominative, plural], -ntis [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], -ntium [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural], -ntī [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], -ntibus [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], -ntem [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], -ns [accusative, neuter, singular], -ntēs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], -ntīs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], -ntia [accusative, neuter, plural], -nte [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], -ntī [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], -ntibus [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], -ns [feminine, masculine, neuter, singular, vocative], -ntēs [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], -ntia [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. -ing; ending of the present active participle Tags: morpheme Related terms: -āns, -ēns, -iēns
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          "-ntes#Latin"
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    },
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          "-ntī",
          "-nti#Latin"
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-ns",
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        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        [
          "-ntēs",
          "-ntes#Latin"
        ]
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        "plural"
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          "-ntīs",
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    {
      "form": "-ntia",
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        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nte",
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        "ablative",
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      ]
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    },
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        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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          "-ntēs",
          "-ntes#Latin"
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        "-ing; ending of the present active participle"
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        }
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          "-ntēs",
          "-ntes#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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        "plural"
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "-ntium",
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        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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          "-ntī",
          "-nti#Latin"
        ]
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        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "-ntibus",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ntem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ns",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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          "-ntēs",
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        ]
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          "-ntīs",
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        ]
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ntia",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ntī",
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        [
          "-ntī",
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      ],
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    },
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        "neuter",
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      ]
    },
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          "-ntēs",
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      ]
    }
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      "word": "-āns"
    },
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        "morpheme"
      ]
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  ],
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}

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