avens
See also: avéns
English
Etymology
From Middle English avence, from Anglo-Norman avance, Old French avence, from Medieval Latin avencia (“a kind of clover”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈævɪnz/
Noun
avens (plural avenses)
- A plant of the genus Geum, especially Geum urbanum, or herb bennet.
- A plant of the genus Dryas.
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Derived terms
Translations
plant of Geum
plant of Dryas
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Verb
avens
- second-person singular present indicative of avenir
French
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Noun
avens
- plural of aven
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *awents, present participle of aveō.
Participle
avēns (genitive aventis, adverb aventer); third-declension one-termination participle
Declension
Third-declension participle.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | avēns | aventēs | aventia | ||
| genitive | aventis | aventium | |||
| dative | aventī | aventibus | |||
| accusative | aventem | avēns | aventēs aventīs |
aventia | |
| ablative | avente aventī1 |
aventibus | |||
| vocative | avēns | aventēs | aventia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.
References
- “avens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press