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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin paranymphus, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́νῠμφος (părắnŭmphos).
Pronunciation
Noun
paranimf m (plural paranimfs)
- (historical) paranymph
- (education) auditorium
Further reading
Dutch
Etymology
From Latin paranymphus, from Ancient Greek παράνυμφος (paránumphos, “friend of the bridegroom”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paː.raːˈnɪmf/
- Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧nimf
Noun
paranimf m or f (plural paranimfen)
- (specifically) anyone accompanying a bride or groom at their wedding, sometimes also taking the responsibility for its organisation
- Synonym: bruidsjonker (male)
- (generally) an assistant to a central figure at an important ceremony
- (now especially common) an assistant to a doctoral candidate at the latter's dissertation defense ceremony