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)

1. A plant of the genus Geum, especially Geum urbanum, or herb bennet.

   Synonym: cloveroot

2. A plant of the genus Dryas.

Derived terms

• spring avens (Geum vernum)

Translations

plant of Geum

Bulgarian: омайниче (omajniče) Dutch: nagelkruid (nl) n Finnish: kellukka (fi) German: Nelkenwurz (de) f Polish: kuklik m Romanian: cerențel (ro) m, călțunul-doamnei (ro) m Swedish: nejlikrotssläktet n, nejlikrot c Welsh: mapgoll f

plant of Dryas

Faroese: brúður Finnish: lapinvuokko (fi) German: Silberwurz (de) f Italian: camedrio m Swedish: fjällsippssläktet n, fjällsippa c

References

• avens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Evans, Naves, Sevan, Venas, naves, vanes

Catalan

Verb

avens

1. second-person singular present indicative of avenir

French

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

avens

1. plural of aven

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *awents, present participle of aveō.

Participle

avēns (genitive aventis, adverb aventer); third-declension one-termination participle

1. craving

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