parapsis

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English

Etymology 1

Noun

parapsis (plural parapses or parapsides)

  1. (especially in plural) The lateral part(s) of the mesoscutum of certain hymenopteran insects
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See para-, hapto-.

Noun

parapsis

  1. (rare, pathology) An abnormality in the sense of touch

Latin

Alternative forms

Noun

parapsis f (genitive parapsidis); third declension

  1. serving dish

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative parapsis parapsidēs
genitive parapsidis parapsidum
dative parapsidī parapsidibus
accusative parapsidem parapsidēs
ablative parapside parapsidibus
vocative parapsis parapsidēs

References

  • “parapsis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “parapsis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • "parapsis", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • parapsis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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