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===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK|US}} {{IPA|en|/ˈeɪ.mənt/}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈeɪ.mənt/|a=UK,US}}


===Etymology 1===
===Etymology 1===
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# {{lb|en|botany}} A [[catkin]] or similar [[inflorescence]]. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
# {{lb|en|botany}} A [[catkin]] or similar [[inflorescence]]. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1789|author={{w|Erasmus Darwin}}|title=The Loves of the Plants|publisher=J. Johnson|page=9
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1789|author=w:Erasmus Darwin|title=The Loves of the Plants|publisher=J. Johnson|page=9
|passage=[T]he scales of the '''ament''' in the salix rosea, rose-willow, grow into leaves; and produce other kinds of monsters.}}
|passage=[T]he scales of the '''ament''' in the salix rosea, rose-willow, grow into leaves; and produce other kinds of monsters.}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|en|amentaceous|amental}}


===Etymology 2===
===Etymology 2===
From Latin [[amens]].
{{rfe|en|[[a-]] + [[mental]] or similar?}}


====Noun====
====Noun====
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===Anagrams===
===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aemnt|Manet|Nemat|ant'em|antem|manet|meant|menat|menta|nemat-}}
* {{anagrams|en|a=aemnt|Manet|Nemat|ant'em|antem|manet|meant|menat|menta|nemat-}}

{{C|en|Plant anatomy}}


==Catalan==
==Catalan==


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{der|ca|la|āmentum||thong, string}}.
{{bor+|ca|la|āmentum||thong, string}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{ca-IPA|é}}
* {{ca-IPA|n/}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
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{{head|nl|verb form}}
{{head|nl|verb form}}


# {{nl-verb form of|p=23|n=sg|t=pres|m=ind|amenen}}
# {{infl of|nl|amenen||pres-t}}
# {{nl-verb form of|n=pl|m=imp|amenen}}


===Anagrams===
===Anagrams===
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===Verb===
===Verb===
{{la-verb-form|ament}}
{{head|la|verb form}}


# {{inflection of|la|amō||3|p|pres|actv|subj}}
# {{inflection of|la|amō||3|p|pres|actv|subj}}

Latest revision as of 06:05, 20 September 2024

See also: Ament

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Latin āmentum (“thong, string”).

Noun

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ament (plural aments)

  1. (botany) A catkin or similar inflorescence. [from 18th c.]
    • 1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 9:
      [T]he scales of the ament in the salix rosea, rose-willow, grow into leaves; and produce other kinds of monsters.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Latin amens.

Noun

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ament (plural aments)

  1. A congenital idiot.

Anagrams

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin āmentum (“thong, string”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ament m (plural aments)

  1. (botany) ament, catkin

Further reading

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Dutch

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Verb

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ament

  1. inflection of amenen:
    1. second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. (archaic) plural imperative

Anagrams

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Latin

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Verb

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ament

  1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of amō

Romanian

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Ament

Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian amento, Latin amentum.

Noun

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ament m (plural amenți)

  1. (botany) catkin (a type of inflorescence)
    Synonyms: mâț, mâțișor

Declension

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Declension of ament
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) ament amentul (niște) amenți amenții
genitive/dative (unui) ament amentului (unor) amenți amenților
vocative amentule amenților
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