παράδεισος

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

An Iranian borrowing, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πᾰρᾰ́δεισος (parádeisosm (genitive πᾰρᾰδείσου); second declension

  1. the garden owned by the Persian nobility
  2. garden
  3. (biblical) Garden of Eden
  4. the afterlife location of the blessed: paradise

Inflection

Descendants

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Greek

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos)

Pronunciation

Noun

παράδεισος (parádeisosm (plural παράδεισοι)

  1. paradise
    Antonym: κόλαση (kólasi)

Declension

Derived terms