paropsis
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek παροψίς (paropsís), from παρα- (para-, “beside”) + ὄψον (ópson, “delicacies”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /paˈrop.sis/, [päˈrɔps̠ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /paˈrop.sis/, [päˈrɔpsis]
Noun edit
paropsis f (genitive paropsidis); third declension
- a dish on which delicacies or dessert is served; any small dish
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | paropsis | paropsidēs |
| Genitive | paropsidis | paropsidum |
| Dative | paropsidī | paropsidibus |
| Accusative | paropsidem | paropsidēs |
| Ablative | paropside | paropsidibus |
| Vocative | paropsis | paropsidēs |
References edit
- “paropsis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “paropsis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- paropsis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.