impatiens

See also: Impatiens

English

Etymology

From translingual Impatiens, from Latin impatiēns.

Noun

impatiens (plural impatiens)

  1. Any of various ornamental plants of the genus Impatiens.
    Synonyms: jewelweed, noli me tangere, touch-me-not
    • 2008 January 14, Susan Stewart, “Cartoon Creatures Leave Home and Find ... Home”, in New York Times‎, archived from the original on June 17, 2012:
      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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Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

impatiēns (genitive impatientis, adverb impatienter); third-declension one-termination adjective

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

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

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

Descendants

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 (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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