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 āmēns āmentēs āmentia
Genitive āmentis āmentis āmentium āmentium
Dative āmentī āmentī āmentibus āmentibus
Accusative āmentem āmēns āmentēs āmentia
Ablative āmentī āmentī āmentibus āmentibus
Vocative āmēns 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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