avens

See also: avéns

English edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈævɪnz/

Noun edit

avens (plural avens)

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

Synonyms edit

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cloveroot

Derived terms edit

spring avens

Translations edit

plant of Geum

Bulgarian: омайниче (omajniče)
Dutch: nagelkruid 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 edit

avens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams edit

Evans, Naves, Sevan, Venas, naves, vanes

Catalan edit

Verb edit

avens

second-person singular present indicative of avenir

French edit

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

avens

plural of aven

Latin edit

Etymology edit

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

Participle edit

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

craving

Declension edit

Third-declension participle.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter	Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular		Plural
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 edit

“avens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press