Patience

See also: patience

English

Etymology

From patience, a virtue name first used by Puritans in the sixteenth century.

Proper noun

Patience

1. A female given name from English.
   • 1929, Mazo de la Roche, Whiteoaks of Jalna, Dundurn Press, published 2006, →ISBN, page 229:

     Meg had named it Patience. "But why?" he had exclaimed, not liking the name at all. "Patience is my favourite virtue," she had replied, "and we can call her Patty for short."

German

Etymology

Late 18th century. Formally from French patience, but the use for a card game is apparently older in German than in French and English.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈsjãs/, [paˈsjãːs], [-ˈsjɔ̃ːs], [-ˈsjaŋs], [-ˈsjɔŋs]

Noun

Patience f (genitive Patience, plural Patiencen)

1. patience, solitaire (card game for one player)

   Synonym: (uncommon) Solitär

   In ihrer Freizeit legt sie Patiencen.

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