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parvis

English

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Etymology

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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.

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Noun

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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

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Etymology

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From par (“pair”) +‎ -vis (“-wise”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

  1. (rare) pairwise

Adverb

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parvis

  1. pairwise, in pairs, two by two

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Estonian

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Noun

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parvis

  1. inessive plural of parv

French

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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parvis m (plural parvis)

  1. (historical) parvis
  2. forecourt, square

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Latin

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Adjective

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parvīs

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

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From par +‎ -vis.

Adverb

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parvis

  1. in pairs

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From par +‎ -vis.

Adverb

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parvis

  1. in pairs

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Swedish

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Etymology

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par +‎ -vis

Adjective

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parvis (not comparable)

  1. pairwise

Declension

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Inflection of parvis
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular parvis — —
Neuter singular parvist — —
Plural parvisa — —
Masculine plural3 parvise — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 parvise — —
All parvisa — —
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Adverb

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parvis (not comparable)

  1. pairwise, in pairs, two by two
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