paranimf

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin paranymphus, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́νῠμφος (paránumphos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pə.ɾəˈnimf]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pa.ɾaˈnimf]

Noun

paranimf m (plural paranimfs)

1. (historical) paranymph
2. (education) auditorium

Related terms

• nimfa

Further reading

• “paranimf”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin paranymphus, from Ancient Greek παράνυμφος (paránumphos, “friend of the bridegroom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paː.raːˈnɪmf/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧nimf

Noun

paranimf m or f (plural paranimfen)

1. (specifically) anyone accompanying a bride or groom at their wedding, sometimes also taking the responsibility for its organisation

   Synonym: bruidsjonker (male)

2. (generally) an assistant to a central figure at an important ceremony
3. (now especially common) an assistant to a doctoral candidate at the latter's dissertation defense ceremony