differens

See also: différens

Danish

Noun

differens c (singular definite differensen, plural indefinite differenser)

1. difference

Declension

Declension of differens

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	differens	differensen	differenser	differenserne
genitive	differenss	differensens	differensers	differensernes

Further reading

• “differens” in Den Danske Ordbog

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of differō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈdɪf.fɛ.rẽːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈdif.fe.rens]

Participle

differēns (genitive differentis, comparative differentior); third-declension one-termination participle

1. spreading, scattering, dispersing, separating
2. differing, different

   Synonym: dīversus

Declension

Third-declension participle.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	differēns			differentēs	differentia
genitive	differentis			differentium
dative	differentī			differentibus
accusative	differentem	differēns		differentēs differentīs	differentia
ablative	differente differentī1			differentibus
vocative	differēns			differentēs	differentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

• → Asturian: diferente
• → Catalan: diferent
• → French: différent
• → Galician: diferente
• → Italian: differente
• → Ladino: diferente
• → Occitan: diferent
• → Piedmontese: diferent
• → Romanian: diferent
• → Portuguese: diferente
• → Spanish: diferente

References

• “differens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “differens”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Middle English

Noun

differens

1. alternative form of difference

Swedish

Noun

differens c

1. (arithmetic) a difference (result of a subtraction)

   Synonym: skillnad

Declension

Declension of differens

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	differens	differens
	definite	differensen	differensens
plural	indefinite	differenser	differensers
	definite	differenserna	differensernas

Related terms

• differentiell
• differentiera