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

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Melanthiaceae – herb Paris and its close 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
• Category:Paris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Paris at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Paris at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Paris at Tropicos

• (Received Pronunciation, General Australian, US without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /ˈpæɹɪs/
• (General American, Canada, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛɹɪs/

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• (Standard Southern British, Northern England) IPA^(key): /ˈpaɹɪs/
• (Scotland, Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpaɾɪs/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛɹɪs/
• Rhymes: -æɹɪs
• Homophone: Perris (Mary–marry–merry merger)
• (rare, after French) IPA^(key): /pəˈri/^[1]

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, from Transalpine Gaulish *parios (“cauldron”), from Proto-Celtic *kʷaryos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-. Doublet of Parizh.

Paris

2. The capital and largest city of France.
   • 1996, Eldon Black, “Prologue: 1960-1967”, in Direct Intervention: Canada-France Relations, 1967-1974‎^[2], Carleton University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, 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.

   • 2024 October 3, Ashifa Kassam, “How remigration became a buzzword for global far right”, in The Guardian‎^[3], archived from the original on 7 April 2025:

     While the concept of remigration has long existed in academia, its hijacking by the far right on social media appears to have begun about a decade ago when French adherents to identitarianism, an ethno-nationalist movement, organised what they described as the inaugural meeting in Paris on remigration.

3. A department of Île-de-France, France.
4. (metonymic) The government of France.
5. A locale named after the French city.
   1. A hamlet in Jutland, Denmark.
   2. A hamlet in New Valley, Egypt.
   3. A former settlement in Yukon, Canada.
   4. A former settlement in Kiritimati, Kiribati.
   5. A locale in the United States.
      1. A city in Arkansas, United States and one of the two county seats of Logan County.
      3. A city, the county seat of Bear Lake County, Idaho.
      4. A city, the county seat of Edgar County, Illinois.
      5. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County and Jennings County, Indiana.
      6. An unincorporated community in Linn County, Iowa.
      7. A city, the county seat of Bourbon County, Kentucky.
      8. A town, the county seat of Oxford County, Maine.
      9. An unincorporated community in Green Charter Township, Mecosta County, Michigan.
      10. A census-designated place in Lafayette County, Mississippi.
      12. A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Missouri; named for the city in Kentucky.
      13. An unincorporated community in the towns of Dummer and Stark, Coos County, New Hampshire.
      14. A town in Oneida County, New York; named for early benefactor Col. Isaac Paris.
      15. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Stark County, Ohio.
      16. An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon; named for postmaster G. E. Parris.
      17. A census-designated place in Hanover Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
      19. A city, the county seat of Lamar County, Texas.
      21. A city, the county seat of Henry County, Tennessee.
      22. An unincorporated community in Fauquier County, Virginia.
      23. A town in Grant County, Wisconsin.
      24. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Kenosha County, Wisconsin; named for the town in New York.
      25. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Paris Township.
6. A community in Ontario; named for nearby gypsum deposits, used to make plaster of Paris (itself named for the city).
7. An English habitational surname from Old French for someone from Paris.
8. A male given name from place name.
9. A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, usually from the French city.
   • 2023 July 6, Erin Griffith, David Yaffe-Bellany, “How Tom Brady’s Crypto Ambitions Collided With Reality”, in The New York Times‎^[4], →ISSN, archived from the original on 20 July 2023:

     During the boom times, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, Reese Witherspoon and Matt Damon all gushed about or invested in crypto projects, bringing a mainstream audience to the wonky world of digital currencies.

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

• → Arabic: بارِيس (bārīs), بَارِيز (bārīz) — dated, پَارِيس (pārīs) — rare
  • → Afar: Baaríis
  • → Somali: Baaríis
• → Chinese: 巴黎斯 (Bālísī)
• → Hindi: पेरिस (peris)
• → Urdu: پَیرِس (pairis)
  • → Punjabi: پَیرَس (pairas)

Learned borrowing 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-Trousseau syndrome

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.

• Sapir, Pairs, raips, Ripas, pairs, Parsi

• Parij (mostly used by Russian speakers)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Via Ottoman Turkish?”)

Paris (definite accusative Parisi, plural Parislər)

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

Inherited from Old French Paris, from Late Latin name of an earlier settlement, Lūtētia 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)

   Synonym: (slang) Paname

   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

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

• → English: Paris, Paree (humorous, deliberate misspelling), Parish, Parris, Parrish, Pares
  • → Arabic: بارِيس (bārīs), بَارِيز (bārīz) — dated, پَارِيس (pārīs) — rare
    • → Afar: Baaríis
    • → Somali: Baaríis
  • → Chinese: 巴黎斯 (Bālísī)
  • → Hindi: पेरिस (peris)
  • → Urdu: پَیرِس (pairis)
    • → Punjabi: پَیرَس (pairas)
• → Chinese: 巴黎 (Bālí)
  • → Zhuang: Bahliz

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 (2003), Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille gascons (in French), Orthez: Per Noste, →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)

• Klaa Paris
• 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^[5] (in German)
• “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 Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpa.rɪs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpaː.ris]

Paris m sg (genitive Paridis or Paridos); third declension

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)

From the Late Latin name of an earlier settlement, Lutetia Parisiorum (“Lutetia of the Parisii”), from Latin Parīsiī, a Gaulish tribe, from Transalpine Gaulish *parios (“cauldron”), from Proto-Celtic *kʷaryos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-.

• IPA^(key): /paˈɾis/

Paris

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

• Middle French: Paris
  • French: Paris
    • → English: Paris, Paree (humorous, deliberate misspelling), Parish, Parris, Parrish, Pares
      • → Arabic: بارِيس (bārīs), بَارِيز (bārīz) — dated, پَارِيس (pārīs) — rare
        • → Afar: Baaríis
        • → Somali: Baaríis
      • → Chinese: 巴黎斯 (Bālísī)
      • → Hindi: पेरिस (peris)
      • → Urdu: پَیرِس (pairis)
        • → Punjabi: پَیرَس (pairas)
    • → Chinese: 巴黎 (Bālí)
      • → Zhuang: Bahliz
• → Middle Dutch: Parijs
  • Dutch: Parijs
  • Limburgish: Peries
• → Middle English: Parys, Parez, Paris, parise, Parissh, Paryss, Parysch, Perase
  • English: Paris
  • Scots: Paris, Pairis
• → Middle High German: Pārīs
  • German: Paris, Pareis

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Paris.

• París (1931-prescribed spelling)

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

Paris f

2. Paris (the capital and largest city of France)
   • 2012, Luís Fernando Veríssimo, “A tia que caiu no Sena”, in Diálogos Impossíveis, Rio de Janeiro: Editora Objetiva, →ISBN, page 63:

     Alda contou para o grupo que a tia Belinha tinha ido sozinha a Paris e lá conhecera um conde francês, ligeiramente arruinado e ligeiramente maluco, com quem tivera um tórrido caso de verão. Numa noite quente, dançando numa margem do Sena, depois de muitos copos de champanhe, os dois tinham tropeçado e...

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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

Paris m

1. prescribed spelling of Páris under the Orthographic Agreement of 1931, which was not effectively implemented

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Paris f

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

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris).

• IPA^(key): /paris/, [ˈparis]
• Rhymes: -aris
• Hyphenation: Pa‧ris

Paris m pers (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

From Old French Paris.

• IPA^(key): /paˈriːs/
• Rhymes: -iːs

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Paris n (genitive Paris)

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

From Ancient Greek Πᾰ́ρῐς (Pắrĭs).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːrɪs/
• Rhymes: -¹ɑːrɪs

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Paris c (genitive Paris)

1. (Greek mythology) Paris (Trojan prince)

• “Paris”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Svensk MeSH

• prisa, ripas, sirap, spira

Paris

1. nonstandard spelling of Parij (“Paris (the capital and largest city of France)”)
   • 2003 January 17, “Fransiä, Ğiraqqa qarşı suğış İminlek Şurası fatixası belän genä başlana ala dip belderä”, in Azatlıq radiosı‎^[6]:

     Ul bügen Parisda, qoral inspektorlarınıñ citäkçese Hans Blix belän oçraştı, […]

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   • 2003 January 30, Kärim Kamal, “Powellnıñ çığışı aldınnan BMOnıñ İminlek Şurasında Ğiraq mäs'äläsenä niçek qarıylar?”, in Azatlıq radiosı‎^[7]:

     Läkin anıñ süzlärennän añlaşılğança, Paris asılda andıy ixtimalnı tulısınça kire qaqmıy.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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

From English Paris.

• IPA^(key): /paˈris/

Paris

2. the capital and largest city of France.

• Paris on the Volapük Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^vo

• IPA^(key): /pa.ʀi/

Paris

1. Paris (the capital city of France)

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈparɪs/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpa(ː)rɪs/
• Rhymes: -arɪs

Paris f

1. Paris (the capital city of France)
   • 1990, Yr Anhrefn, “Rhedeg i Paris”, in Dial y Ddraig:

     Rhedeg i fyny ac i lawr / Rhedeg i Paris / Rhedeg i ffwrdd i ddod yn ôl / Dw i'n rhedeg i Paris.

     Running up and down / Running to Paris / Running away to come back / I'm running to Paris