paragraf

See also: Paragraf and paràgraf

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈparaɡraf]

Noun

paragraf m inan

1. section (part of a legal document, marked using section sign: §)

Declension

Declension of paragraf (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	paragraf	paragrafy
genitive	paragrafu	paragrafů
dative	paragrafu	paragrafům
accusative	paragraf	paragrafy
vocative	paragrafe	paragrafy
locative	paragrafu	paragrafech
instrumental	paragrafem	paragrafy

Holonyms

• část

Further reading

• “paragraf”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “paragraf”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Noun

paragraf c (singular definite paragraffen, plural indefinite paragraffer)

1. section, clause, article

Declension

Declension of paragraf

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	paragraf	paragraffen	paragraffer	paragrafferne
genitive	paragrafs	paragraffens	paragraffers	paragraffernes

References

• “paragraf” in Den Danske Ordbog

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch paragraaf (“paragraph”), from Middle French paragraphe, from Latin paragraphus (“sign for start of a new section of discourse”), from Ancient Greek παράγραφος (parágraphos), from παρά (pará, “beside”) and γράφω (gráphō, “I write”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paˈra.ɡraf]
• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧graf

Noun

paragraf

1. paragraph.

Synonyms

• alinea
• perenggan (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “paragraf” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French paragraphe from Latin paragraphus (“sign for start of a new section of discourse”) from Ancient Greek παράγραφος (parágraphos), from παρα- (para-, “beside”) and γράφω (gráphō, “I write”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpˠaɾˠəɡɾˠafˠ/

Noun

paragraf m (genitive singular paragraif, nominative plural paragraif)

1. paragraph

Declension

Declension of paragraf (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative paragraf paragraif vocative a pharagraif a pharagrafa genitive paragraif paragraf dative paragraf paragraif forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an paragraf na paragraif genitive an pharagraif na bparagraf dative leis an bparagraf don pharagraf leis na paragraif

Synonyms

• alt
• mír

Derived terms

• fopharagraf

Mutation

Mutated forms of paragraf

radical	lenition	eclipsis
paragraf	pharagraf	bparagraf

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “paragraf”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “paragraf”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “paragraf”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism, ultimately from Ancient Greek παράγραφος (parágraphos). Doublet of parafa (“initials”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈra.ɡraf/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aɡraf
• Syllabification: pa‧ra‧graf

Noun

paragraf m inan

1. article (a section of a legal document)

Declension

Declension of paragraf

	singular	plural
nominative	paragraf	paragrafy
genitive	paragrafu	paragrafów
dative	paragrafowi	paragrafom
accusative	paragraf	paragrafy
instrumental	paragrafem	paragrafami
locative	paragrafie	paragrafach
vocative	paragrafie	paragrafy

Further reading

• paragraf in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• paragraf in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Alternative forms

• параграф (paragraf) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

From Latin paragraphus, French paragraphe, or Ancient Greek παράγραφος (parágraphos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.raˈɡraf/

Noun

paragraf n (plural paragrafe)

1. paragraph

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	paragraf	paragraful		paragrafe	paragrafele
genitive-dative	paragraf	paragrafului		paragrafe	paragrafelor
vocative	paragrafule			paragrafelor

Further reading

• paragraf in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /parǎɡraf/
• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧graf

Noun

paràgraf m (Cyrillic spelling пара̀граф)

1. paragraph

Declension

Declension of paragraf

	singular	plural
nominative	paragraf	paragrafi
genitive	paragrafa	paragrafa
dative	paragrafu	paragrafima
accusative	paragraf	paragrafe
vocative	paragrafe	paragrafi
locative	paragrafu	paragrafima
instrumental	paragrafom	paragrafima

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پاراغراف (paragraf), from French paragraphe.

Noun

paragraf (definite accusative paragrafı, plural paragraflar)

1. paragraph
2. paragraph symbol; ¶

   Synonym: paragraf işareti

See also

• madde

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “paragraf”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN