absorbens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of absorbeō (“absorb”).

Participle

absorbēns (genitive absorbentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. swallowing down, devouring
2. absorbing, submerging
3. (figuratively) absorbing, engrossing

Declension

Third-declension participle.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	absorbēns			absorbentēs	absorbentia
genitive	absorbentis			absorbentium
dative	absorbentī			absorbentibus
accusative	absorbentem	absorbēns		absorbentēs absorbentīs	absorbentia
ablative	absorbente absorbentī1			absorbentibus
vocative	absorbēns			absorbentēs	absorbentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

• English: absorbent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: absorbent