avens

See also: avéns

English

wood avens (Geum urbanum
mountain avens (Dryas octopetala)

Etymology

Middle English avence, from Anglo-Norman avance, avence, from Medieval Latin avencia (“a kind of clover”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈævɪnz/

Noun

avens (plural avens)

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

Translations

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French

Noun

avens

  1. plural of aven

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of aveō

Participle

avēns m, f, n (genitive aventis); third declension

  1. craving

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender 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

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