impatiens

See also: Impatiens

English

Etymology

From translingual Impatiens, from Latin impatiens.

Noun

impatiens (plural impatiens)

1. Any of various ornamental plants of the genus Impatiens.
   • 2008 January 14, Susan Stewart, “Cartoon Creatures Leave Home and Find ... Home”, in New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on June 17, 2012:

     A pot of impatiens blooms by the back door; mulch is visible around the bushes by the modest, well-kept house.

Synonyms

• jewelweed
• touch-me-not

Further reading

• impatiens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• impatiens on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• Pimientas, Pétainism

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Latin

Etymology

From im- (“without, not”) + patiēns (“suffering, patient”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /imˈpa.ti.ens/, [ɪmˈpät̪iẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /imˈpat.t͡si.ens/, [imˈpät̪ː͡s̪iens]

Adjective

impatiēns (genitive impatientis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. that cannot bear; avoiding, fleeing
2. insensible, apathetic, stoic

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	impatiēns			impatientēs	impatientia
Genitive	impatientis			impatientium
Dative	impatientī			impatientibus
Accusative	impatientem	impatiēns		impatientēs	impatientia
Ablative	impatientī			impatientibus
Vocative	impatiēns			impatientēs	impatientia

Descendants

• Catalan: impacient
• → English: impatient
• French: impatient
• Italian: impaziente
• → Portuguese: impaciente
• Spanish: impaciente

References

• “impatiens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “impatiens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• impatiens in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016