Paris

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Translingual

Paris quadrifolia

Etymology

From Latin herba Paris (Herba Paris), Paris herba, from Latin herba and Latin par (equal), in reference to the regularity of its leaves, petals, etc. See image.

Proper noun

Paris

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Melanthiaceae – herb Paris and its close relatives, native to Asia and Europe.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

References

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle English Parys, Paris, from Old French Paris, from the Late Latin name of an earlier settlement, Lutetia Parisiorum (Lutetia of the Parisii), from Latin Parīsiī, a Gaulish tribe, from Transalpine Gaulish *parios (cauldron), from Proto-Celtic *kʷaryos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-. Doublet of Parizh.

Proper noun

Paris

  1. The capital and largest city of France.
    • 1996, Eldon Black, “Prologue: 1960-1967”, in Direct Intervention: Canada-France Relations, 1967-1974, Carleton University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 9:
      And of course, in July 1967 De Gaulle did come to Canada. He made his speeches in Quebec, was enthusiastically received on the Chemin du Roy, shouted “Vive le Quebec libre” in Montreal and, on learning of the reaction of the Canadian government, returned to Paris without going to Ottawa.
  2. A department of Île-de-France, France.
  3. (metonymically) The government of France.
  4. A locale named after the French city.
    1. A hamlet in Jutland, Denmark.
    2. A hamlet in El Wadi El Gedid governorate, Egypt.
    3. A former settlement in Yukon, Canada.
    4. A former settlement in Kiritimati, Kiribati.
    5. A locale in the United States.
      1. A city in Arkansas, United States and one of the two county seats of Logan County.
      2. A city, the county seat of Bear Lake County, Idaho.
      3. A city, the county seat of Edgar County, Illinois.
      4. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County and Jennings County, Indiana.
      5. An unincorporated community in Linn County, Iowa.
      6. A city, the county seat of Bourbon County, Kentucky.
      7. A town, the county seat of Oxford County, Maine.
      8. An unincorporated community in Green Charter Township, Mecosta County, Michigan.
      9. A census-designated place in Lafayette County, Mississippi.
      10. A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Missouri; named for the city in Kentucky.
      11. An unincorporated community in the towns of Dummer and Stark, Coos County, New Hampshire.
      12. A town in Oneida County, New York; named for early benefactor Col. Isaac Paris.
      13. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Stark County, Ohio.
      14. An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon; named for postmaster G. E. Parris.
      15. A census-designated place in Hanover Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
      16. A city, the county seat of Lamar County, Texas.
      17. A city, the county seat of Henry County, Tennessee.
      18. An unincorporated community in Fauquier County, Virginia.
      19. A town in Grant County, Wisconsin.
      20. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Kenosha County, Wisconsin; named for the town in New York.
      21. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Paris Township.
  5. A community of Ontario; named for nearby gypsum deposits, used to make plaster of Paris (itself named for the city).
  6. An English habitational surname from Old French for someone from Paris.
  7. A male given name from place name.
  8. A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, usually from the French city.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris).

Proper noun

Paris

  1. (Greek mythology) A Trojan prince who eloped with Helen.
  2. A male given name from Ancient Greek, from the Trojan hero.
Translations

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Paris

  1. A French surname originating as a patronymic, ultimately from Latin Patricius.
Alternative forms

Etymology 4

Proper noun

Paris

  1. An English surname of Celtic origin, a variant of Parris.

Etymology 5

Proper noun

Paris

  1. A Belgian surname, a variant of Parys.

Etymology 6

Proper noun

Paris

  1. A Sicilian surname, a variant of Parigi.

Etymology 7

Proper noun

Paris

  1. A Spanish surname, a variant of Aparicio.

References

  1. ^ Nicole Lenoir-Jourdan (2022 December 28) “Emily in Paris goes to Provence and other exotic locations”, in First Class Magazine, archived from the original on 2023-02-01:Emily in Paris (pronounced Paree – see it rhymes) is regaling us with even more incredible locations in season three including the Loire Valley and Provence.
  2. ^ Parisianism”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

Azerbaijani

Proper noun

Paris

  1. Paris (the capital and largest city of France)

Declension

    Declension of Paris
singular plural
nominative Paris
Parislər
definite accusative Parisi
Parisləri
dative Parisə
Parislərə
locative Parisdə
Parislərdə
ablative Parisdən
Parislərdən
definite genitive Parisin
Parislərin
    Possessive forms of Paris
nominative
singular plural
mənim (my) Parisim Parislərim
sənin (your) Parisin Parislərin
onun (his/her/its) Parisi Parisləri
bizim (our) Parisimiz Parislərimiz
sizin (your) Parisiniz Parisləriniz
onların (their) Parisi or Parisləri Parisləri
accusative
singular plural
mənim (my) Parisimi Parislərimi
sənin (your) Parisini Parislərini
onun (his/her/its) Parisini Parislərini
bizim (our) Parisimizi Parislərimizi
sizin (your) Parisinizi Parislərinizi
onların (their) Parisini or Parislərini Parislərini
dative
singular plural
mənim (my) Parisimə Parislərimə
sənin (your) Parisinə Parislərinə
onun (his/her/its) Parisinə Parislərinə
bizim (our) Parisimizə Parislərimizə
sizin (your) Parisinizə Parislərinizə
onların (their) Parisinə or Parislərinə Parislərinə
locative
singular plural
mənim (my) Parisimdə Parislərimdə
sənin (your) Parisində Parislərində
onun (his/her/its) Parisində Parislərində
bizim (our) Parisimizdə Parislərimizdə
sizin (your) Parisinizdə Parislərinizdə
onların (their) Parisində or Parislərində Parislərində
ablative
singular plural
mənim (my) Parisimdən Parislərimdən
sənin (your) Parisindən Parislərindən
onun (his/her/its) Parisindən Parislərindən
bizim (our) Parisimizdən Parislərimizdən
sizin (your) Parisinizdən Parislərinizdən
onların (their) Parisindən or Parislərindən Parislərindən
genitive
singular plural
mənim (my) Parisimin Parislərimin
sənin (your) Parisinin Parislərinin
onun (his/her/its) Parisinin Parislərinin
bizim (our) Parisimizin Parislərimizin
sizin (your) Parisinizin Parislərinizin
onların (their) Parisinin or Parislərinin Parislərinin

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Paris

  1. Paris (the capital city of France)

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old French Paris, from Latin Lutetia Parīsiōrum.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Paris

  1. Paris (the capital and largest city of France)

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Paris

  1. (mythology) Paris (prince of Troy, abductor of Helen)

French

 Paris on French Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French Paris, from Late Latin name of an earlier settlement, Lūtētia Parīsiōrum (Lutetia of the Parisii), from Latin Parīsiī, a Gaulish tribe.

Proper noun

Paris m or f (mostly m)

  1. Paris (the capital and largest city of France)
    Synonym: (slang) Paname
    Paris est beaucoup moins bruyant en été
    Paris is much less noisy in summer
    Paris est vraiment belle la nuit
    Paris is really beautiful at night
  2. Paris (a department of Île-de-France, France)
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Partially from Occitan París and most generally from a variant of the given name Patrice; ultimately from Latin Patricius.[1]

Proper noun

Paris m or f

  1. a common surname

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Michel Grosclaude, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille gascons, Orthez, per noste, 2003, →ISBN, page 205

Anagrams

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German Pārīs, from Old French Paris. The modern form follows non-diphthongising dialects, obviously reinforced by Modern French. The form Pareis still survives dialectally; compare also Luxembourgish Paräis, Dutch Parijs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈʁiːs/, (dated also) /paˈʁɪs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːs

Proper noun

Paris n (proper noun, genitive Paris' or (rare) Parisens or (with an article) Paris)

  1. Paris (the capital and largest city of France)
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Latin Paris, from Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Paris m (proper noun, strong, genitive Paris' or (learned) Paridis or (with an article) Paris)

  1. (Greek mythology) Paris

Further reading

  • Paris” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Paris” in Duden online
  • Paris” in Duden online

Hausa

Etymology

From English Paris.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Pār̃ìs f

  1. Paris (a city in France)

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Paris m sg (genitive Paridis or Paridos); third declension

  1. (Greek mythology) A Trojan prince who eloped with Helen.
  2. a male given name from Ancient Greek, from the Trojan hero

Declension

Third-declension noun (non-Greek-type or Greek-type, normal variant), singular only.

singular
nominative Paris
genitive Paridis
Paridos
dative Paridī
accusative Paridem
Parin
ablative Paride
vocative Paris
Pari1

1In poetry.

Middle English

Proper noun

Paris

  1. Alternative form of Parys

Norwegian Bokmål

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Wikipedia nb

Proper noun

Paris

  1. Paris (the capital and largest city of France)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Wikipedia nn

Proper noun

Paris

  1. Paris (the capital and largest city of France)

Old French

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Paris

  1. Paris (the capital and largest city of modern France)

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Paris.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -is, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃ
  • Hyphenation: Pa‧ris

Proper noun

Paris

  1. Paris (the capital and largest city of France)
    • 2012, Luís Fernando Veríssimo, “A tia que caiu no Sena”, in Diálogos Impossíveis, Rio de Janeiro: Editora Objetiva, →ISBN, page 63:
      Alda contou para o grupo que a tia Belinha tinha ido sozinha a Paris e lá conhecera um conde francês, ligeiramente arruinado e ligeiramente maluco, com quem tivera um tórrido caso de verão. Numa noite quente, dançando numa margem do Sena, depois de muitos copos de champanhe, os dois tinham tropeçado e...
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Usage notes

Paris is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Derived terms

Romanian

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Paris f

  1. Paris (the capital and largest city of France)

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Paris m pers (genitive singular Parida, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. (Greek mythology) Paris
  2. a male given name from Ancient Greek, from the Trojan hero

Declension

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaɾis/
  • Rhymes: -aɾis
  • Syllabification: Pa‧ris

Proper noun

Paris m

  1. (Greek mythology) Paris, the Trojan prince

See also

Anagrams

Swedish

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Paris

Etymology 1

From Old French Paris.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Paris n (genitive Paris)

  1. Paris (the capital and largest city of France)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek Πᾰ́ρῐς (Páris).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Paris c (genitive Paris)

  1. (Greek mythology) Paris (Trojan prince)

References

Anagrams

Tatar

Proper noun

Paris

  1. Paris (the capital and largest city of France)

Declension

References

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پارس (paris), from French Paris.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paːɾis/
  • Hyphenation: Pa‧ris

Proper noun

Paris

  1. Paris (the capital and largest city of France)

Declension

Derived terms

Walloon

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Paris

  1. Paris (the capital city of France)

Welsh

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Paris f

  1. Paris (the capital city of France)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Paris
radical soft nasal aspirate
Paris Baris Mharis Pharis

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.