parvis

English

Alternative forms

• parvise, pervis

Etymology

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑː.vɪs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑɹ.vəs/

Noun

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

Etymology

From par (“pair”) +‎ -vis (“-wise”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. (rare) pairwise

Adverb

parvis

1. pairwise, in pairs, two by two

Synonyms

• (adverb): parvist

Estonian

Noun

parvis

1. inessive plural of parv

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paʁ.vi/

Noun

parvis m (plural parvis)

1. (historical) parvis
2. forecourt, square

Further reading

• “parvis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• privas

Latin

Adjective

parvīs

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From par +‎ -vis.

Adverb

parvis

1. in pairs

References

• “parvis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From par +‎ -vis.

Adverb

parvis

1. in pairs

References

• “parvis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

par +‎ -vis

Adjective

parvis (not comparable)

1. pairwise

Declension

Inflection of parvis

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	parvis	—	—
neuter singular	parvist	—	—
plural	parvisa	—	—
masculine plural2	parvise	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	parvise	—	—
all	parvisa	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Adverb

parvis (not comparable)

1. pairwise, in pairs, two by two