paragraaf
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editparagraaf m (plural paragrafen, diminutive paragraafje n)
- (typography) section, a subdivision of a chapter, usually consisting of multiple paragraphs
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- → Indonesian: paragraf (“paragraph”)
See also
edit- alinea (“paragraph”)