paroisse

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin parochia, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía, “a dwelling abroad”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ʁwas/

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• Rhymes: -as

Noun

paroisse f (plural paroisses)

1. parish

Derived terms

• paroissial
• paroissien

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• passoire, poserais, reposais

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Middle French

Alternative forms

• parroisse

Noun

paroisse f (plural paroisses)

1. parish

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Old French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin parochia, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía, “a dwelling abroad”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈroj.sə/

Noun

paroisse oblique singular, f (oblique plural paroisses, nominative singular paroisse, nominative plural paroisses)

1. parish

Related terms

• paroissial

Descendants

• → English: parish
• French: paroisse