effulgens

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Latin

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Etymology

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Present participle of effulgeō.

Participle

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effulgēns (genitive effulgentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. shining, glittering, gleaming, flashing
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.615–616:
      “‘Iam summās arcēs Trītōnia, respice, Pallās
      īnsēdit, nimbō effulgēns et Gorgone saeva.’”
      “‘Already, upon the highest heights – look behind you! – Tritonian Pallas has taken possession [of the fortress], with her divine aura flashing, and dreadful Gorgon.’”
      (Venus reveals the gods to Aeneas: The enveloping mist which otherwise would hide Pallas/Athena from mortal view now resembles a stormcloud.)

Declension

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Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative effulgēns effulgentēs effulgentia
Genitive effulgentis effulgentium
Dative effulgentī effulgentibus
Accusative effulgentem effulgēns effulgentēs
effulgentīs
effulgentia
Ablative effulgente
effulgentī1
effulgentibus
Vocative effulgēns effulgentēs effulgentia

1When used purely as an adjective.