Cadentis

Cadentis is a Latin term that refers to a specific grammatical form: the genitive singular of the present active participle cadens, meaning "falling." The participle cadens is derived from the verb cadere, “to fall,” and functions as a verbal adjective in Latin. Cadens declines like a third-declension participial adjective, with cadentis as its genitive singular form, which is used to modify a noun in the genitive case. In Latin, the genitive singular cadentis is compatible with nouns of any gender, and neuter forms share the same genitive ending.

As a participle, cadens broadly means “falling” or “about to fall” and can describe nouns directly when used in the nominative or other cases (e.g., as an attributive or predicative participle). Cadentis, by contrast, is the genitive singular form and typically appears in phrases where a noun is in the genitive case or where the participle forms part of a larger genitive construction, such as “the [X] of the falling” or similar expressions in Latin syntax. The distinction between cadens and cadentis is a matter of grammatical case and agreement rather than a difference in lexical meaning.

Cadentis is primarily of interest in the study of Latin morphology and syntax. It is not a separate lexical entry in the sense of an independent word with its own meaning beyond the participial paradigm. For further reference, see cadere, cadens, and general Latin grammar resources.