parvis

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle English parvis, parvise, parvys, borrowed from Old French parvis, parevis, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah. Used in the Middle Ages to describe the court in front of St Peter's in Rome, and later similar courts in front of other churches. Doublet of paradise.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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parvis (plural parvises)

  1. An enclosed courtyard in front of a building, especially a cathedral.
  2. A portico surrounding such a space.
  3. The porch of a church, or the room over it.

Danish

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Etymology

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From par (pair) +‎ -vis (-wise).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈparviːˀs/, [ˈpʰɑːˌviːˀs]

Adjective

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parvis (neuter parvis or parvist, plural and definite singular attributive parvise)

  1. (rare) pairwise

Adverb

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parvis

  1. pairwise, in pairs, two by two

Synonyms

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Estonian

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Noun

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parvis

  1. inessive plural of parv

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French parvis, parevis, from Late Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah. Doublet of paradis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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parvis m (plural parvis)

  1. (historical) parvis
  2. forecourt, square

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Latin

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Adjective

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parvīs

  1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of parvus

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From par +‎ -vis.

Adverb

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parvis

  1. in pairs

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From par +‎ -vis.

Adverb

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parvis

  1. in pairs

References

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Swedish

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Etymology

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par +‎ -vis

Adjective

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parvis (not comparable)

  1. pairwise

Declension

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Inflection of parvis
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular parvis
Neuter singular parvist
Plural parvisa
Masculine plural3 parvise
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 parvise
All parvisa
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Adverb

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parvis (not comparable)

  1. pairwise, in pairs, two by two