parapsis
English
Noun
parapsis (plural parapses or parapsides)
- (especially in plural) The lateral part(s) of the mesoscutum of certain hymenopteran insects
Etymology 2
See para-, hapto-.
Noun
parapsis
- (rare, pathology) An abnormality in the sense of touch
Latin
Alternative forms
- paropsis
Noun
parapsis f (genitive parapsidis); third declension
- serving dish
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | parapsis | parapsidēs |
| Genitive | parapsidis | parapsidum |
| Dative | parapsidī | parapsidibus |
| Accusative | parapsidem | parapsidēs |
| Ablative | parapside | parapsidibus |
| Vocative | parapsis | parapsidēs |
References
- “parapsis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “parapsis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- parapsis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- parapsis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette