Patience

== English == === Etymology === From patience, a virtue name first used by Puritans in the sixteenth century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpeɪʃəns/ === Proper noun === Patience A female given name from English. A surname. == German == === Etymology === Late 18th century. Formally from French patience, but the use for a card game is apparently older in German than in French and English. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paˈsjãs/, [paˈsjãːs], [-ˈsjɔ̃ːs], [-ˈsjaŋs], [-ˈsjɔŋs] === Noun === Patience f (genitive Patience, plural Patiencen) patience, solitaire (card game for one player) Synonym: (uncommon) Solitär