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Webster 1828 Edition
Parvis
P`ARVIS
,Noun.
Definition 2024
parvis
parvis
English
Alternative forms
Noun
parvis (plural parvises)
- An enclosed courtyard in front of a building, especially a cathedral.
- A portico surrounding such a space.
- The porch of a church, or the room over it.
Danish
Etymology
From par (“pair”) + -vis (“-wise”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /parviːs/, [ˈpʰɑːˌviːˀs]
Adjective
parvis (neuter parvis or parvist, e-form parvise)
- (rare) pairwise
Adverb
parvis
- pairwise, in pairs, two by two
Synonyms
- (adverb): parvist
French
Etymology
From Late Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos). Doublet of paradis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paʁvi/
Noun
parvis m (plural parvis)
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
parvīs
- dative masculine plural of parvus
- ablative masculine plural of parvus
- dative feminine plural of parvus
- ablative feminine plural of parvus
- dative neuter plural of parvus
- ablative neuter plural of parvus
Swedish
Etymology
Adjective
parvis (not comparable)
Declension
| Inflection of parvis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite/attributive | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | parvis | — | — |
| Neuter singular | parvist | — | — |
| Plural | parvisa | — | — |
| 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 an attributive role. | |||
Adverb
parvis (not comparable)
- pairwise, in pairs, two by two