Flammendes

Flammendes is a German adjective form derived from Flamme, the word for flame, and the present participle suffix -end. It denotes something that is burning or capable of burning, and it is used both literally and metaphorically. In ordinary usage, flammendes agrees with the gender and number of the noun it modifies: das flammende Licht (neuter, definite article); ein flammendes Licht (neuter, indefinite); die flammende Flamme (feminine); der flammende Mann (masculine). The form flammendes is the neuter singular form used after an indefinite article or without a determiner, e.g., ein flammendes Licht.

Examples include literal descriptions such as das flammende Feuer and figurative ones like flammendes Interesse or flammendes Herz. The phrase is common in poetry and descriptive prose, where flame imagery intensifies emotion or atmosphere.

Linguistically, flammendes is the present participle adjective formed from the verb stem related to Flamme/flamm-, and its endings follow standard German adjective declension rules. It is not a noun in standard usage.

See also: Flamme, Flammen, flammend, Feuer.