Paris

See also: paris, parís, Páris, París, Parìs, pāris, päris, and paris.

Translingual

Paris quadrifolia

Etymology

From herb Paris, from French herbe paris, from Latin par (“equal”), in reference to the regularity of its leaves, petals, etc. See image.[1]

Proper noun

Paris f

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

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

References

  1. ↑ Paris in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Original sense refers to the city in France. 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 Parisii, a Gaulish tribe.

Proper noun

Paris

  1. The capital city of France.
  2. Any place named after the French city, including:
    1. a city in Arkansas, USA, and one of the two county seats of Logan County.
    2. a small city in Idaho, USA, and county seat of Bear Lake County.
    3. a city in Illinois, USA, and the county seat of Edgar County.
    4. a city in Kentucky, USA, and the county seat of Bourbon County.
    5. a town in Maine, USA, and the county seat of Oxford County.
    6. a small city in Missouri, USA, and county seat of Monroe County.
    7. a city in Tennessee, USA, and county seat of Henry County.
    8. a city in Texas, USA, and county seat of Lamar County.
  3. A surname​ for someone who came from Paris, or a patronymic derived from Patrick.
  4. A male given name from the surname.
  5. A female given name of modern usage, usually from the French city.
Derived terms
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 the Trojan hero.
Translations

References

    Anagrams

    Azerbaijani

    Proper noun

    Paris

    1. Paris

    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

    Catalan

    Proper noun

    Paris m

    1. Paris

    Danish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [pʰɑˈʁiːˀs]

    Proper noun

    Paris

    1. Paris, capital of France

    French

    Etymology

    From Old French Paris, from Late Latin name of an earlier settlement, Lutetia Parīsiōrum "Lutetia of the Parisii", from Latin Parīsiī, a Gaulish tribe.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /pa.ʁi/
    • audio(file)
    • Audio(file)
    • Homophones: pari, parie

    Proper noun

    Paris m, f (mostly m)

    1. Paris (in France)
      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

    Descendants

    Anagrams

    German

    Pronunciation

    • Audio(file)
    • Rhymes: -iːs

    Proper noun

    Paris n (genitive Paris)

    1. Paris

    Latin

    Proper noun

    Paris m (genitive Paridis); third declension

    1. Paris

    Inflection

    Middle English

    Proper noun

    Paris

    1. Alternative form of Parys

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Proper noun

    Paris

    1. Paris, the capital of France.

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Proper noun

    Paris

    1. Paris, the capital of France.

    Old French

    Proper noun

    Paris

    1. Paris (city)

    Portuguese

    Pronunciation

    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.ˈɾis/
    • Rhymes: -is
    • Homophone: paris

    Proper noun

    Paris f

    1. Paris (the capital city of France)

    Quotations

    For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Paris.

    Derived terms

    Romanian

    Proper noun

    Paris f

    1. Paris, capital of France

    Slovak

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /paris/

    Proper noun

    Paris m (genitive Parida) declension pattern chlap

    1. (Greek mythology) Paris
    2. A male given name from the Trojan hero.

    Declension

    Spanish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris).

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Paris m

    1. (Greek mythology) Paris, the Trojan prince.

    Anagrams

    Swedish

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -iːs

    Proper noun

    Paris

    1. Paris, capital of France
    2. (Greek mythology) Paris, Trojan prince

    Tatar

    Proper noun

    Paris

    1. Paris

    Declension

    References

    Turkish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [pɑːɾis]
    • Hyphenation: pa‧ris

    Proper noun

    Paris

    1. Paris

    Declension

    Derived terms

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