paranimf
Catalan
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin paranymphus, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́νῠμφος (paránumphos).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editparanimf m (plural paranimfs)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “paranimf”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Latin paranymphus, from Ancient Greek παράνυμφος (paránumphos, “friend of the bridegroom”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editparanimf m or f (plural paranimfen)
- (specifically) Anyone accompanying a bride or groom at their wedding, sometimes also taking the responsibility for its organisation.
- Synonym: bruidsjonker (male)
- (generally) An assistant to a central figure at an important ceremony.
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