tuens

== Latin == === Etymology === Present participle of tueor. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtu.ẽːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtuː.ens] === Participle === tuēns (genitive tuentis); third-declension one-termination participle beholding, watching, viewing guarding, defending, protecting, supporting upholding, maintaining, preserving ==== Declension ==== Third-declension participle. 1When used purely as an adjective.