-ns

[ -n + -s ]

lat. "-ing"

From Proto-Indo-European *-onts.

Suffix

-ns

1. -ing; ending of the present active participle

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	-ns			-ntēs	-ntia
Genitive	-ntis			-ntium
Dative	-ntī			-ntibus
Accusative	-ntem	-ns		-ntēs -ntīs	-ntia
Ablative	-nte -ntī1			-ntibus
Vocative	-ns			-ntēs	-ntia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Derived terms

Category Latin terms suffixed with -ns not found

See also

• -āns
• -ēns
• -iēns