PARENS, parens
Sounds Like: PAH-rens
Translations: parent, a parent, father, mother, ancestor, founder, author, originator, obedient, subject to
From the root: PARENS
Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective, Participle
Explanation: PARENS can function as a noun, meaning 'parent', 'father', 'mother', or more broadly 'ancestor', 'founder', 'author', or 'originator'. It can also function as an adjective, meaning 'obedient' or 'subject to'. As a participle, it is the present active participle of the verb PARIO, meaning 'giving birth' or 'producing'. Its meaning depends on the context in which it is used.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Masculine or Feminine (as a noun); Singular, Nominative or Accusative, All genders (as an adjective/participle)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, PARENS.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- PARENTEM — parent, a parent, father, a father, mother, a mother, ancestor, an ancestor, founder, a founder
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