Variation of archaic paratio, altered from paretio (from parete (“wall”)) under the influence of parato (“protected”).[1]
- IPA(key): /pa.raˈti.a/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧tì‧a
paratia f (plural paratie)
- (nautical) bulkhead
- ^ paratia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana.