parvis

parvis

English

Alternative forms

• parvise, pervis

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑː.vɪs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑɹ.vəs/

Noun

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.

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Danish

Etymology

From par (“pair”) +‎ -vis (“-wise”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. (rare) pairwise

Adverb

parvis

1. pairwise, in pairs, two by two

Synonyms

• (adverb): parvist

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Estonian

Noun

parvis

1. inessive plural of parv

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paʁ.vi/

Noun

parvis m (plural parvis)

1. (historical) parvis
2. forecourt, square

Further reading

• “parvis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• privas

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Latin

Adjective

parvīs

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

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From par +‎ -vis.

Adverb

parvis

1. in pairs

References

• “parvis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From par +‎ -vis.

Adverb

parvis

1. in pairs

References

• “parvis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

par +‎ -vis

Adjective

parvis (not comparable)

1. pairwise

Declension

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

parvis (not comparable)

1. pairwise, in pairs, two by two