-ens Morpheme -ens Type suffix Denotation Latin present active participle suffix (plural -entes) Etymology Latin -ēns, from -ns Evidence sapiens, Valens See Also -ent, -ence, -entes, -ente, -enti, -enzo, -enza, -ant, -ante, -ance, -anza Homographs Ens Share on FacebookTweetSave