parvis
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English parvis, parvise, parvys, borrowed from Old French parvis, parevis, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah. Used in the Middle Ages to describe the court in front of St Peter's in Rome, and later similar courts in front of other churches. Doublet of paradise.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
parvis (plural parvises)
- An enclosed courtyard in front of a building, especially a cathedral.
- A portico surrounding such a space.
- The porch of a church, or the room over it.
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From par (“pair”) + -vis (“-wise”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
parvis (neuter parvis or parvist, plural and definite singular attributive parvise)
Adverb[edit]
parvis
- pairwise, in pairs, two by two
Synonyms[edit]
- (adverb): parvist
Estonian[edit]
Noun[edit]
parvis
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old French parvis, parevis, from Late Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah. Doublet of paradis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
parvis m (plural parvis)
Further reading[edit]
- “parvis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Adjective[edit]
parvīs
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adverb[edit]
parvis
References[edit]
- “parvis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adverb[edit]
parvis
References[edit]
- “parvis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
parvis (not comparable)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of parvis | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | parvis | — | — |
Neuter singular | parvist | — | — |
Plural | parvisa | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | parvise | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | parvise | — | — |
All | parvisa | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Adverb[edit]
parvis (not comparable)
- pairwise, in pairs, two by two
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms derived from Proto-Iranian
- English doublets
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- Danish terms suffixed with -vis
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
- Danish adjectives
- Danish terms with rare senses
- Danish adverbs
- Estonian non-lemma forms
- Estonian noun forms
- French terms inherited from Old French
- French terms derived from Old French
- French terms inherited from Late Latin
- French terms derived from Late Latin
- French terms derived from Ancient Greek
- French terms derived from Proto-Iranian
- French doublets
- French 2-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French terms with historical senses
- Latin non-lemma forms
- Latin adjective forms
- Norwegian Bokmål terms suffixed with -vis
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål adverbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -vis
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk adverbs
- Swedish terms suffixed with -vis
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish adjectives
- Swedish adverbs