ament

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.mənt/ === Etymology 1 === From Latin āmentum (“thong, string”). ==== Noun ==== ament (plural aments) (botany) A catkin or similar inflorescence. [from 18th c.] ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Latin amens. ==== Noun ==== ament (plural aments) A congenital idiot. === Anagrams === Manet, Nemat, ant'em, antem, manet, meant, menat, menta, nemat- == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin āmentum (“thong, string”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [əˈmen] IPA(key): (Balearic) [əˈment] IPA(key): (Valencia) [aˈment] === Noun === ament m (plural aments) (botany) ament, catkin === Further reading === “ament”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Latin == === Verb === ament third-person plural present active subjunctive of amō == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian amento, Latin amentum. === Noun === ament m (plural amenți) (botany) catkin (a type of inflorescence) Synonyms: mâț, mâțișor ==== Declension ====