English

Noun

parens

1. plural of paren

French

Alternative forms

• parents (Contemporary French)

Noun

parens m

1. (archaic) plural of parent

Anagrams

• panser, Persan, persan

Latin

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.reːns/

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. parent
2. founder, father

Inflection

Third declension.

Derived terms

• parentō

Synonyms

• genitor

Descendants

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaː.reːs/

Adjective

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

1. obedient
2. subject to

Inflection

Third declension.

Related terms

• parentālis
• parentāre

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)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “parens”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (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).
2. ↑ “parente” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, ISBN 978-88-00-20781-2

Swedish

Noun

parens

1. definite genitive plural of par