avens

See also: avéns

English

wood avens (Geum urbanum)

mountain avens (Dryas octopetala)

Etymology

From Middle English avence, from Anglo-Norman avance, Old French avence, from Medieval Latin avencia (“a kind of clover”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈævɪnz/

Noun

avens (plural avens)

1. A plant of the genus Geum, especially Geum urbanum, or herb bennet.
2. A plant of the genus Dryas.

Synonyms

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• cloveroot

Derived terms

• spring avens (Geum vernum)

Translations

plant of Geum

• Bulgarian: омайниче (omajniče)
• Dutch: nagelkruid (nl) n
• Finnish: kellukka (fi)
• German: Nelkenwurz (de) f
• Polish: kuklik m
• Romanian: cerențel (ro) m, călțunul-doamnei (ro) m
• Swedish: nejlikrotssläktet n, nejlikrot c
• Welsh: mapgoll f

plant of Dryas

• Faroese: brúður
• Finnish: lapinvuokko (fi)
• German: Silberwurz (de) f
• Italian: camedrio m
• Swedish: fjällsippssläktet n, fjällsippa c

References

• avens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Evans, Naves, Sevan, Venas, naves, vanes

Catalan

Verb

avens

1. second-person singular present indicative of avenir

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

avens

1. plural of aven

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *awents, present participle of aveō.

Participle

avēns (genitive aventis, adverb aventer); third-declension one-termination participle

1. craving

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	avēns			aventēs	aventia
Genitive	aventis			aventium
Dative	aventī			aventibus
Accusative	aventem	avēns		aventēs aventīs	aventia
Ablative	avente aventī1			aventibus
Vocative	avēns			aventēs	aventia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

References

• “avens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press