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parens

parens

English

Noun

parens

  1. plural of paren

French

Alternative forms

Noun

parens m

  1. (archaic) plural of parent

Anagrams


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.

Case Singular Plural
nominative parēns parentēs
genitive parentis parentum
dative parentī parentibus
accusative parentem parentēs
ablative parente parentibus
vocative parēns parentēs
Derived terms
Synonyms
Descendants

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaː.reːs/

Adjective

pārēns m, f, n (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 pārentēs pārentia
genitive pārentis pārentium
dative pārentī pārentibus
accusative pārentem pārēns pārentēs pārentia
ablative pārentī pārentibus
vocative pārēns pārentēs pārentia

Related terms

References

  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