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Webster 1913 Edition


Paris

Par′is

,
Noun.
[From
Paris
, the son of Priam.]
(Bot.)
A plant common in Europe (
Paris quadrifolia
); herb Paris; truelove. It has been used as a narcotic.
☞ It much resembles the American genus
Trillium
, but has usually four leaves and a tetramerous flower.

Par′is

,
Noun.
The chief city of France.
Paris green
.
See under
Green
,
Noun.
Paris white
(Chem.)
,
purified chalk used as a pigment; whiting; Spanish white.

Webster 1828 Edition


Paris

PAR'IS

,
Noun.
A plant, herb Paris or true-love, or rather a genus of plants of one species.

Definition 2024


Paris

Paris

Translingual

Etymology

From herb Paris, from French herbe paris, from Latin par (equal), in reference to the regularity of its leaves, petals, etc. See image.

Proper noun

Paris f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Melanthiaceae herb Paris and its relatives, native to Asia and Europe.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms


English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpæɹ.ɪs/

Proper noun

Paris

  1. (Greek mythology) A Trojan prince who eloped with Helen.
  2. A male given name from the Trojan hero.
Translations

Etymology 2

Original sense refers to the city in France. From Middle English, from Old French Paris, from Late Latin name of an earlier settlement, Lutetia Parisiorum "Lutetia of the Parisii", from Latin Parisii, a Gaulish tribe, from Proto-Celtic *par (boat).

Pronunciation

  • (Anglicised) IPA(key): /ˈpæ.ɹɪs/
  • (French) IPA(key): /pɑˈri/

Proper noun

Paris

  1. The capital city of France.
  2. Any place named after the French city.
  3. A surname for someone who came from Paris, or a patronymic derived from Patrick.
  4. A male given name from the surname.
  5. A female given name of modern usage, usually from the French city.
Derived terms
Translations

Statistics

Most common English words before 1923: perfect · bright · scarcely · #732: Paris · expression · Duke · battle

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Catalan

Proper noun

Paris m

  1. Paris

Danish

Proper noun

Paris

  1. Paris, capital of France

French

Etymology

From Old French Paris, from Late Latin name of an earlier settlement, Lutetia Parisiorum "Lutetia of the Parisii", from Latin Parisii, a tribe of Gaul.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ˈʁi/
  • Homophone: pari

Proper noun

Paris m, f (mostly m)

  1. Paris (in France)
    Paris est beaucoup moins bruyant en été - Paris is much less noisy in summer
    Paris est vraiment belle la nuit - Paris is really beautiful at night

Related terms

Descendants

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German

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iːs

Proper noun

Paris n (genitive Paris)

  1. Paris

Old French

Proper noun

Paris

  1. Paris (city)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.ˈɾis/
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Homophone: paris

Proper noun

Paris f

  1. Paris (the capital city of France)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:Paris.

Derived terms


Romanian

Proper noun

Paris f

  1. Paris, capital of France

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paris/

Proper noun

Paris m (genitive Parida) declension pattern chlap

  1. (Greek mythology) Paris
  2. A male given name from the Trojan hero.

Declension


Spanish

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris).

Proper noun

Paris m

  1. (Greek mythology) Paris, the Trojan prince.

Anagrams


Swedish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iːs

Proper noun

Paris

  1. Paris, capital of France
  2. (Greek mythology) Paris, Trojan prince

Tatar

Proper noun

Paris

  1. Paris

Declension

References


Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɑːɾis]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ris

Proper noun

Paris

  1. Paris

Declension

Derived terms

paris

paris

Catalan

Verb

paris

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive form of parar

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ʁi/

Noun

paris m

  1. plural of pari

Anagrams


Latin

Adjective

paris

  1. masculine genitive singular of pār
  2. feminine genitive singular of pār
  3. neuter genitive singular of pār

Portuguese

Verb

paris

  1. second-person plural present indicative of parir