Paris

From Latin herba Paris (Herba Paris), Paris herba, from Latin herba and Latin par (“equal”), in reference to the regularity of its leaves, petals, etc. See image.

Paris f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Melanthiaceae – herb Paris and its relatives, native to Asia and Europe.

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Liliales - order; Melanthiaceae - family; Parideae - tribe

• (genus): Paris quadrifolia - type species; for other species see Paris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

• Paris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Paris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Paris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Paris at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Paris at Encyclopedia of Life
• Paris at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Paris at Tropicos

• (Received Pronunciation, NYC) IPA^(key): /ˈpæɹ.ɪs/
• (General American, Canada, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛɹ.ɪs/

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• Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation, NYC) -æɹɪs, (General American, Canada, Mary-marry-merry merger) -ɛɹɪs
• Homophone: Perris (in accents with the Mary–marry–merry merger)

From Middle English Parys, Paris, from Old French Paris, from the Late Latin name of an earlier settlement, Lutetia Parisiorum (“Lutetia of the Parisii”), from Latin Parīsiī, a Gaulish tribe.

Paris

1. The capital and largest city of France.
   • 1996, Black, Eldon, “Prologue: 1960-1967”, in Direct Intervention: Canada-France Relations, 1967-1974‎, Carleton University Press, →ISBN, OCLC 243884090, page 9:

     And of course, in July 1967 De Gaulle did come to Canada. He made his speeches in Quebec, was enthusiastically received on the Chemin du Roy, shouted “Vive le Quebec libre” in Montreal and, on learning of the reaction of the Canadian government, returned to Paris without going to Ottawa.

2. A department of Île-de-France, France.
3. (metonymically) The government of France.
4. A locale named after the French city.
   1. A hamlet in Jutland, Denmark.
   2. A former settlement in Yukon, Canada.
   3. A former settlement in Kiritimati, Kiribati.
   4. A locale in the United States.
      1. A city, the county seat of Lamar County, Texas.
      2. A city, the county seat of Henry County, Tennessee.
      3. A city, the county seat of Edgar County, Illinois.
      4. A city, the county seat of Bourbon County, Kentucky.
      5. A town, the county seat of Oxford County, Maine.
      6. A city in Arkansas, United States and one of the two county seats of Logan County.
      7. A town in Grant County, Wisconsin.
      8. A city, the county seat of Bear Lake County, Idaho.
      9. An unincorporated community in Indiana.
      10. An unincorporated community in Iowa.
      11. An unincorporated community in New Hampshire.
      12. An unincorporated community in Ohio.
      13. An unincorporated community in Virginia.
   5. Other places in the United States:
      1. A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Missouri; named for the city in Kentucky.
      2. A town in New York; named for early benefactor Col. Isaac Paris.
      3. An unincorporated community in Oregon; named for postmaster G. E. Parris.
      4. A town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin; named for the town in New York.
      5. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Paris Township.
5. A community in Ontario; named for nearby gypsum deposits, used to make plaster of Paris (itself named for the city).
6. An English habitational surname from Old French for someone from Paris.
7. A male given name transferred from the surname.
8. A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, usually from the French city.

• (capital city of France): Paree (humorous, deliberate misspelling)
• (English habitational surname): Parish, Parris, Parrish, Pares

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris).

Paris

1. (Greek mythology) A Trojan prince who eloped with Helen.
2. A male given name from Ancient Greek, from the Trojan hero.

Paris

1. A French surname originating as a patronymic, ultimately from Latin Patricius.

• Parise, Pariset, Parez, Paresse, Parisot, Pariseau, Parizeau, Parris, de Paris, Parizot, Parizet

Paris

1. An English surname of Celtic origin, a variant of Parris.

Paris

1. A Belgian surname, a variant of Parys.

Paris

1. A Sicilian surname, a variant of Parigi.

Paris

1. A Spanish surname, a variant of Aparicio.

• Pairs, Parsi, Ripas, pairs, raips

Paris

1. Paris (the capital and largest city of France)

Paris

1. Paris (the capital city of France)

From Old French Paris, from Latin Lutetia Parīsiōrum.

• IPA^(key): [pʰɑˈʁiˀs]

Paris

1. Paris (the capital and largest city of France)

From Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris).

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʰɑːis]

Paris

1. (mythology) Paris (prince of Troy, abductor of Helen)

• IPA^(key): /pa.ʁi/

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• Homophones: pari, parie

From Old French Paris, from Late Latin name of an earlier settlement, Lutetia Parīsiōrum (“Lutetia of the Parisii”), from Latin Parīsiī, a Gaulish tribe.

Paris m or f (mostly m)

1. Paris (the capital and largest city of France)

   Paris est beaucoup moins bruyant en été

   Paris is much less noisy in summer

   Paris est vraiment belle la nuit

   Paris is really beautiful at night

   Synonym: (slang) Paname

2. Paris (a department of Île-de-France, France)

• English: Paris, Paree

Partially from Occitan París and most generally from a variant of the given name Patrice; ultimately from Latin Patricius[1].

Paris m or f

1. a common surname

• Michel Grosclaude, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille gascons, Orthez, per noste, 2003, →ISBN, page 205
• filae.com

• pairs, prias, ripas

From Middle High German Pārīs, from Old French Paris. The modern form follows non-diphthongising dialects, obviously reinforced by Modern French. The form Pareis still survives dialectally; compare also Luxembourgish Paräis, Dutch Parijs.

• IPA^(key): /paˈʁiːs/, (dated also) /paˈʁɪs/

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• Rhymes: -iːs

Paris n (proper noun, genitive Paris' or (rare) Parisens or (with an article) Paris)

1. Paris (the capital and largest city of France)

• Pareis (obsolete)

• Pariser
• parisisch

From Latin Paris, from Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaːʁɪs/

Paris m (proper noun, strong, genitive Paris' or (learned) Paridis or (with an article) Paris)

1. (Greek mythology) Paris

• “Paris” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Paris” in Duden online
• “Paris” in Duden online

From English Paris.

• IPA^(key): /páː.rìs/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [páː.rɪ̀s]

Pār̃ìs f

1. Paris (a city in France)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ris/, [ˈpärɪs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ris/, [ˈpäːris]

Paris m

1. (Greek mythology) A Trojan prince who eloped with Helen.
2. a male given name from Ancient Greek, from the Trojan hero

Third-declension noun (non-Greek-type or Greek-type, normal variant), singular only.

¹In poetry.

Paris

1. Alternative form of Parys

Paris

1. Paris (the capital and largest city of France)

Paris

1. Paris (the capital and largest city of France)

• IPA^(key): /paˈris/

Paris

1. Paris (the capital and largest city of modern France)

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -is, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃ
• Hyphenation: Pa‧ris

Paris f

1. Paris (the capital and largest city of France)

Paris is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Paris.

Paris f

1. Paris (the capital and largest city of France)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris).

• IPA^(key): [ˈparis]

Paris m (genitive singular Parida, declension pattern of chlap)

1. (Greek mythology) Paris
2. a male given name from Ancient Greek, from the Trojan hero

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaɾis/ [ˈpa.ɾis]
• Rhymes: -aɾis
• Syllabification: Pa‧ris

Paris m

1. (Greek mythology) Paris, the Trojan prince

• París (“Paris (city)”)

• pisar
• prisa

• IPA^(key): /paˈriːs/
• Rhymes: -iːs

Paris n (genitive Paris)

1. Paris (the capital and largest city of France)
2. (Greek mythology) Paris, Trojan prince

• prisa, ripas, sirap, spira

Paris

1. Paris (the capital and largest city of France)

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From Ottoman Turkish پارس‎ (paris), from French Paris.

• IPA^(key): /paːɾis/
• Hyphenation: pa‧ris

Paris

1. Paris (the capital and largest city of France)

• Parisli

Paris

1. Paris (the capital city of France)

Paris f

1. Paris (the capital city of France)