παράδεισος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πᾰρᾰ́δισος (parádisos)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πᾰρᾰ́δεισος (parádeisos) m (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

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [paˈraðisɔs]

Noun

παράδεισος (parádeisos) m (plural παράδεισοι)

  1. paradise
    Antonym: κόλαση (kólasi)

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