paranimf

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Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin paranymphus, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́νῠμφος (părắnŭmphos).

Pronunciation

Noun

paranimf m (plural paranimfs)

  1. (historical) paranymph
  2. (education) auditorium

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin paranymphus, from Ancient Greek παράνυμφος (paránumphos, “friend of the bridegroom”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paː.raːˈnɪmf/
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  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧nimf

Noun

paranimf m or f (plural paranimfen)

  1. (specifically) anyone accompanying a bride or groom at their wedding, sometimes also taking the responsibility for its organisation
    Synonym: bruidsjonker (male)
  2. (generally) an assistant to a central figure at an important ceremony
    1. (now especially common) an assistant to a doctoral candidate at the latter's dissertation defense ceremony

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French paranymphe.

Noun

paranimf m (plural paranimfi)

  1. paranymph

Declension

Declension of paranimf
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative paranimf paranimful paranimfi paranimfii
genitive-dative paranimf paranimfului paranimfi paranimfilor
vocative paranimfule paranimfilor

References

  • paranimf in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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