parens

English

Noun

parens

  1. plural of paren

Anagrams

French

Alternative forms

Noun

parens m

  1. (archaic) plural of parent

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology 1

From the present participle of the verb pariō (“I bring forth, I give birth to, I produce”)[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpa.rens/, [ˈpa.rẽːs]

Noun

parēns m or f (genitive parentis); third declension (irregular)

  1. parent
  2. founder, father
Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative parēns parentēs
Genitive parentis parentum
Dative parentī parentibus
Accusative parentem parentēs
parentīs
Ablative parente parentibus
Vocative parēns parentēs
Derived terms
Synonyms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Present active participle of pāreō.

Pronunciation 2
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpaː.rens/, [ˈpaː.rẽːs]

Adjective

pārēns (genitive pārentis); third declension

  1. obedient
  2. subject to
Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative pārēns pārēns pārentēs pārentia
Genitive pārentis pārentis pārentium pārentium
Dative pārentī pārentī pārentibus pārentibus
Accusative pārentem pārēns pārentēs pārentia
Ablative pārentī pārentī pārentibus pārentibus
Vocative pārēns pārēns pārentēs pārentia

References
  • parens in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • parens in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • parens in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • parens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to degenerate (from one's ancestors): a parentibus degenerare
    • of humble, obscure origin: humilibus (obscuris) parentibus natus
  1. “parent” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
  2. “parente” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN

Swedish

Noun

parens

  1. definite genitive plural of par
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