impatiens

See also: Impatiens

English

Etymology

From Latin

Noun

impatiens (plural impatiens)

  1. Any of various ornamental plants of the genus Impatiens
    • 2008 January 14, Susan Stewart, “Cartoon Creatures Leave Home and Find ... Home”, in New York Times‎:
      A pot of impatiens blooms by the back door; mulch is visible around the bushes by the modest, well-kept house.

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Latin

Etymology

From im- (“without, not”) + patiēns (“suffering, patient”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /imˈpa.ti.ens/, [ɪmˈpa.ti.ẽːs]

Adjective

impatiēns (genitive impatientis); third declension

  1. that cannot bear; avoiding, fleeing
  2. insensible, apathetic, stoic

Declension

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative impatiēns impatiēns impatientēs impatientia
Genitive impatientis impatientis impatientium impatientium
Dative impatientī impatientī impatientibus impatientibus
Accusative impatientem impatiēns impatientēs impatientia
Ablative impatientī impatientī impatientibus impatientibus
Vocative impatiēns impatiēns impatientēs impatientia

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References
  • impatiens in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • impatiens in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • impatiens in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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