Paris

See also: paris, parís, Páris, París, Parìs, pāris, päris, and paris.

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin herba Paris (Herba Paris), Paris herba, from Latin herba and 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.

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    English

    Pronunciation

    Etymology 1

    Original sense refers to the city in France. From Middle English Parys, Paris, from Old French Paris, from the Late Latin name of an earlier settlement, Lutetia Parisiorum "Lutetia of the Parisii", from Latin Parīsiī, a Gaulish tribe.

    Proper noun

    Paris

    1. The capital city of France.
    2. Any place named after the French city, including:
      1. a city in Arkansas, U.S., and one of the two county seats of Logan County.
      2. a small city in Idaho, U.S., and county seat of Bear Lake County.
      3. a city in Illinois, U.S., and the county seat of Edgar County.
      4. a city in Kentucky, U.S., and the county seat of Bourbon County.
      5. a town in Maine, U.S., and the county seat of Oxford County.
      6. a small city in Missouri, U.S., and county seat of Monroe County.
      7. a city in Tennessee, U.S., and county seat of Henry County.
      8. a city in Texas, U.S., and county seat of Lamar County.
    3. A surname for someone who came from Paris, or a patronymic derived from Patrick.
      Serena Paris is a Canadian singer from Toronto, Canada.
    4. A male given name from the surname.
    5. A female given name of modern usage, usually from the French city.
      Paris Hilton is one of today's most recognizable figures, known around the world.
    Derived terms
    Translations

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris).

    Proper noun

    Paris

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

      Proper noun

      Paris

      1. Paris

      Declension


      Catalan

      Proper noun

      Paris m

      1. Paris

      Danish

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [pʰɑˈʁiːˀs]

      Proper noun

      Paris

      1. Paris, capital of France

      French

      Etymology

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

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /pa.ʁi/
      • (file)
      • (file)
      • Homophones: pari, parie

      Proper noun

      Paris m or 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

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      German

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /paˈʁiːs/
      • (file)
      • Rhymes: -iːs

      Proper noun

      Paris n (genitive Paris)

      1. Paris (capital city of France)

      Latin

      Proper noun

      Paris m (genitive Paridis); third declension

      1. Paris

      Inflection


      Middle English

      Proper noun

      Paris

      1. Alternative form of Parys

      Norwegian Bokmål

      Proper noun

      Paris

      1. Paris, the capital of France.

      Norwegian Nynorsk

      Proper noun

      Paris

      1. Paris, the capital of France.

      Old French

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /paˈris/

      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 quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Paris.

      Derived terms


      Romanian

      Proper noun

      Paris f

      1. Paris, capital of France

      Slovak

      Etymology

      Borrowed 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

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris).

      Pronunciation

      Proper noun

      Paris m

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

      Anagrams


      Swedish

      Pronunciation

      • Rhymes: -iːs

      Proper noun

      Paris n (genitive Paris)

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

      Derived terms

      • parisare
      • parisisk
      • parisiska

      Tatar

      Proper noun

      Paris

      1. Paris

      Declension

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      Turkish

      Pronunciation

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

      Proper noun

      Paris

      1. Paris

      Declension

      Derived terms

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