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dens

dens

See also: dens.

English

Noun

dens

  1. plural of den

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Catalan

Adjective

dens m (feminine densa, masculine plural densos, feminine plural denses)

  1. dense, thick

Danish

Pronoun

dens (nominative den, objective den)

  1. its, possessive form of den

See also


Latin

dēns (a tooth)

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *dents, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts. Cognates include Ancient Greek ὀδών (odṓn), Sanskrit दत् (dát) and Old English tōþ (English tooth).

Pronunciation

Noun

dēns m (genitive dentis); third declension

  1. tooth
    • Paraphrase of Proverbs, 30:14
      pro dentibus gladios habent
      They have swords for teeth.
  2. (by extension) a spike, prong, or any tooth-like projection
  3. (figuratively) envy, ill will

Inflection

Third declension i-stem.

Case Singular Plural
nominative dēns dentēs
genitive dentis dentium
dative dentī dentibus
accusative dentem dentēs
ablative dente dentibus
vocative dēns dentēs

Derived terms

  • dentilegus
  • dentiō
  • dentītiō
  • dentix

Descendants

References


Norwegian Bokmål

Determiner

dens

  1. its (possessive)