paraphrasis
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin paraphrasis, from Ancient Greek παράφρασις (paráphrasis).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
paraphrasis (uncountable)
- The practice of paraphrasing.
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek παράφρασις (paráphrasis).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /paˈra.pʰra.sis/, [päˈräpʰräs̠ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /paˈra.fra.sis/, [päˈräːfräs̬is]
Noun[edit]
paraphrasis f (genitive paraphrasis); third declension
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im, ablative singular in -ī).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | paraphrasis | paraphrasēs |
| Genitive | paraphrasis | paraphrasium |
| Dative | paraphrasī | paraphrasibus |
| Accusative | paraphrasim | paraphrasēs paraphrasīs |
| Ablative | paraphrasī | paraphrasibus |
| Vocative | paraphrasis | paraphrasēs |
References[edit]
- “paraphrasis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- paraphrasis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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