referens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of referō.

Participle

referēns (genitive referentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. returning, restoring, repaying
2. echoing
3. bringing back
4. reporting
5. reconsidering

Declension

Third-declension participle.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	referēns			referentēs	referentia
genitive	referentis			referentium
dative	referentī			referentibus
accusative	referentem	referēns		referentēs referentīs	referentia
ablative	referente referentī1			referentibus
vocative	referēns			referentēs	referentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

References

• "referens", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Swedish

Etymology

From French référence.

Noun

referens c

1. a reference

Declension

Declension of referens

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	referens	referens
	definite	referensen	referensens
plural	indefinite	referenser	referensers
	definite	referenserna	referensernas

Synonyms

• hänvisning
• norm
• standard

Derived terms

• referenstemperatur

Further reading

• “referens”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)