amens

See also: åmens

English

Noun

amens

  1. plural of amen

Verb

amens

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amen

Anagrams

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /əˈmɛns/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /aˈmɛns/
  • Rhymes: -ɛns

Adjective

amens

  1. plural of amè

French

Noun

amens m

  1. plural of amen

Latin

Etymology

Derived from ā- (“out of, away”) +‎ mēns (“mind”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

āmens (genitive āmentis); third declension

  1. frenzied, mad
  2. frantic, distracted
  3. (Medieval Latin) insane, demented

See also

Declension

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative āmēns āmentēs āmentia
genitive āmentis āmentium
dative āmentī āmentibus
accusative āmentem āmēns āmentēs āmentia
ablative āmentī āmentibus
vocative āmēns āmentēs āmentia

Descendants

Citations

  • Publius Ovidius Naso, Tristia. In: Ovid with an English translation, Tristia • Ex Ponto, by Arthur Leslie Wheeler, 1939, p. 110f.:
    quin etiam sic me dicunt aliena locutum,
    ut foret amenti nomen in ore tuum.
    Nay more, they say that when I talked strange things, 'twas so that your name was on my delirious lips.

References

  • amens in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • amens in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • amens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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