Meaning of iacens | Babel Free

Definitions

1. lying prostrate, lying down; reclining
   active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
2. lying ill, being sick
   active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
3. lingering, tarrying
   active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
4. being placed or situated, lying
   active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
5. being low, flat or level
   active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
6. lying still
   active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
7. lying dead
   active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
8. lying in ruins
   active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
9. hanging down loose
   active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
10. being fixed on the ground, being cast down
    active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
11. being indolent, idle or inactive
    active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
12. lying dormant or abandoned, being of no avail
    active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
13. lying overthrown; being refuted; being despised
    active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
14. being languid, dull or lifeless
    active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present

Equivalents

Examples

“ōscula saepe dedit, dīxit quoque saepe iacentī”

Often [Achilles] gave kisses; often, too, he said to [Chiron] lying ill [there]: “Live! I pray, and don’t leave me, dear father.” (An accident has mortally wounded the centaur Chiron, tutor to young Achilles, who expresses devotion as might a son to his dying father.)

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