parens

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

parens

  1. Plural form of paren

French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

parens

  1. (archaic) Plural form of parent

Anagrams[edit]

Latin[edit]

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Pronunciation 1[edit]

  • IPA: /ˈpa.reːs/

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

parēns (genitive parentis); m and f, third declension (irregular)

  1. parent
  2. founder, father
Inflection[edit]
Number Singular Plural
nominative parēns parentēs
genitive parentis parentum
dative parentī parentibus
accusative parentem parentēs
ablative parente parentibus
vocative parēns parentēs
Synonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]

Pronunciation 2[edit]

  • IPA: /ˈpaː.reːs/

Adjective[edit]

pārēns m, f, n, (genitive pārentis); third declension

  1. obedient
  2. subject to
Inflection[edit]
Number Singular Plural
Case \ Gender M.F. N. MM.FF. NN.
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

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “parent” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
  2. ^ “parente” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, ISBN 978-88-00-20781-2

Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

parens

  1. definite genitive plural of par
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