furens
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Present participle of furō.
Participle
[edit]furēns (genitive furentis); third-declension one-termination participle
- raging, raving
- 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.65-66:
- [...] quid vōta furentem, / quid dēlūbra iuvant?
- What [good are Dido’s] prayers? How [do sacrifices made in] shrines help [someone who’s] madly [in love]?
(Literally, “raging” or “raving.” From here on in the Aeneid, the poet repeats terms related to furor to describe Dido’s state of mind: Unrestrained passion is a type of insanity.)
- What [good are Dido’s] prayers? How [do sacrifices made in] shrines help [someone who’s] madly [in love]?
- [...] quid vōta furentem, / quid dēlūbra iuvant?
Declension
[edit]Third-declension participle.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | furēns | furentēs | furentia | ||
| Genitive | furentis | furentium | |||
| Dative | furentī | furentibus | |||
| Accusative | furentem | furēns | furentēs furentīs |
furentia | |
| Ablative | furente furentī1 |
furentibus | |||
| Vocative | furēns | furentēs | furentia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “furens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers