accipiens

== Latin == === Etymology === Present active participle of accipiō (“receive, accept”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [akˈkɪ.pi.ẽːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [atˈt͡ʃiː.pi.ens] === Participle === accipiēns (genitive accipientis); third-declension one-termination participle receiving, accepting hearing (of), learning (of) ==== Declension ==== Third-declension participle. 1When used purely as an adjective. ==== Descendants ==== English: accipient