rudens c
Uncertain;[1] proposed derivations include:
rū̆dēns m (genitiverū̆dentis);third declension
The root vowel is long in Plautus, but occurs as short exclusively at verse-end since Lucilius, Catullus, Vergil.
Note thatrū̆dentium is an alternative form for the Gen. Pl. andrū̆dentī for the Abl. Sg.
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rū̆dēns | rū̆dentēs |
| genitive | rū̆dentis | rū̆dentum |
| dative | rū̆dentī | rū̆dentibus |
| accusative | rū̆dentem | rū̆dentēs |
| ablative | rū̆dente | rū̆dentibus |
| vocative | rū̆dēns | rū̆dentēs |
Present active participle ofrudō.
rudēns (genitiverudentis);third-declension one-termination participle
Third-declension participle.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | rudēns | rudentēs | rudentia | ||
| genitive | rudentis | rudentium | |||
| dative | rudentī | rudentibus | |||
| accusative | rudentem | rudēns | rudentēs rudentīs | rudentia | |
| ablative | rudente rudentī1 | rudentibus | |||
| vocative | rudēns | rudentēs | rudentia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.

From the same stem as the adjectiveruds(“reddish brown”) (q.v.), apparently because of the color of leaves in autumn. An older term for “autumn”, cognate withOld Prussianassanis andRussianо́сень(ósenʹ), has been lost, possibly in part due tohomonymy withasinis(“blood”). Cognates includeLithuanianruduõ.[1]
rudens m (2nd declension,irregular nominative, genitive)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rudens | rudeņi |
| genitive | rudens | rudeņu |
| dative | rudenim | rudeņiem |
| accusative | rudeni | rudeņus |
| instrumental | rudeni | rudeņiem |
| locative | rudenī | rudeņos |
| vocative | rudeni | rudeņi |
rudens m