paradis

See also: Paradis, paradís, and paradīs

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse paradís, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah.

Noun

paradis n (singular definite paradiset, plural indefinite paradiser)

1. paradise

   Synonym: himmerige

   Antonym: helvede

Declension

Declension of paradis

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	paradis	paradiset	paradiser	paradiserne
genitive	paradiss	paradisets	paradisers	paradisernes

Derived terms

• paradisfugl
• paradisisk
• paradistræ
• paradisæble

References

• “paradis” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “paradis” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Esperanto

Verb

paradis

1. past of paradi

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French paradis, from Old French paradis, borrowed from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah. Doublet of parvis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ʁa.di/

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• Rhymes: -i

Noun

paradis m (invariable)

1. paradise (somewhere perfect)
2. (religion) Heaven
3. gods (The highest platform, or upper circle, in an auditorium)

Antonyms

• enfer

Derived terms

• ne pas l'emporter au paradis
• oiseau de paradis
• paradis fiscal
• paradisier
• graines de paradis

Related terms

• paradisiaque

Descendants

• → Niuean: paratiso
• → Russian: паради́з (paradíz)
• → Tokelauan: palatiho

Further reading

• “paradis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• drapais

Latvian

Participle

paradis (definite paradušais)

1. having gotten used to; indefinite past active participle of parast

Declension

Indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of paradis

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)			feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)		singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	paradis	paraduši		paradusi	paradušas
genitive	paraduša	paradušu		paradušas	paradušu
dative	paradušam	paradušiem		paradušai	paradušām
accusative	paradušu	paradušus		paradušu	paradušas
instrumental	paradušu	paradušiem		paradušu	paradušām
locative	paradušā	paradušos		paradušā	paradušās
vocative	—	—		—	—

Middle French

Noun

paradis m (plural paradis)

1. paradise

Descendants

• French: paradis
  • → Niuean: paratiso
  • → Russian: паради́з (paradíz)
  • → Tokelauan: palatiho

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse paradís, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah.

Noun

paradis n (definite singular paradiset, indefinite plural paradis or paradiser, definite plural paradisa or paradisene)

1. paradise
2. hopscotch

Derived terms

• paradisfugl
• skatteparadis

References

• “paradis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse paradís, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah.

Noun

paradis n (definite singular paradiset, indefinite plural paradis, definite plural paradisa)

1. paradise
2. hopscotch

Derived terms

• paradisfugl
• skatteparadis

References

• “paradis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

From Old French paradis, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑ.rɑ.diːs/

Noun

paradīs m

1. paradise

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	paradīs	paradīsas
accusative	paradīs	paradīsas
genitive	paradīses	paradīsa
dative	paradīse	paradīsum

Related terms

• neorxnawang
• heofon

Descendants

• Middle English: paradis, paradise, paradys
  • English: paradise
  • Scots: paradise

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “paradīs”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Old French

Alternative forms

• Pareïs

Etymology

From Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah.

Noun

paradis oblique singular, m (oblique plural paradis, nominative singular paradis, nominative plural paradis)

1. paradise

Descendants

• Middle French: paradis
  • French: paradis
    • → Niuean: paratiso
    • → Russian: паради́з (paradíz)
    • → Tokelauan: palatiho
• → Old English: paradis
  • Middle English: paradis, paradise, paradys
    • English: paradise
    • Scots: paradise

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French paradis or German Paradies.

Noun

paradis n (plural paradisuri)

1. paradise

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	paradis	paradisul		paradisuri	paradisurile
genitive-dative	paradis	paradisului		paradisuri	paradisurilor
vocative	paradisule			paradisurilor

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse paradís, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iːs

Noun

paradis n

1. paradise
   • 1859, Viktor Rydberg, Den siste athenaren [The Last Athenian]‎^[1], Hedlund & Lindskog, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 4 October 2025:

     [Österlänningens] paradis blomstrade vid [människosläktets] vagga […], [medan västerlänningens] paradis är ett tillkommande Guds rike.

     The Easterner's paradise flourished at the cradle of the human race, while the Westerner's paradise is a coming kingdom of God.

   • 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Lukasevangeliet [Luke] 23:43”, in Bibel 2000‎^[2], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 4 October 2025:

     Jesus svarade: »Sannerligen, redan i dag skall du vara med mig i paradiset.«

     Jesus replied, "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise."

Declension

Declension of paradis

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	paradis	paradis
	definite	paradiset	paradisets
plural	indefinite	paradis	paradis
	definite	paradisen	paradisens

Derived terms

• paradisisk (“paradisiacal”)

Descendants

• → Estonian: paradiis
• → Finnish: paratiisi

References

• paradis in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• paradis in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• paradis in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)