paragraphus
Latin
Etymology
Etymology tree
Borrowed from Ancient Greek παράγραφος (parágraphos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [paˈra.ɡra.pʰʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [paˈraː.ɡra.fus]
Noun
paragraphus f or m (genitive paragraphī); second declension
- paragraph
- 1867, G. Massaja, Lectiones grammaticales pro missionariis qui addiscere volunt linguam amaricam seu vulgarem abyssiniae, nec non et linguam oromonicam seu populorum galla nuncupatorum, Paris, p.268 (headline)
- Paragraphus secundus. De nominibus appellativis seu communibus.
- Second paragraph. Of the appellative or common nouns.
- 1867, G. Massaja, Lectiones grammaticales pro missionariis qui addiscere volunt linguam amaricam seu vulgarem abyssiniae, nec non et linguam oromonicam seu populorum galla nuncupatorum, Paris, p.268 (headline)
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | paragraphus | paragraphī |
| genitive | paragraphī | paragraphōrum |
| dative | paragraphō | paragraphīs |
| accusative | paragraphum | paragraphōs |
| ablative | paragraphō | paragraphīs |
| vocative | paragraphe | paragraphī |
Descendants
- Italian: paragrafo
- Spanish: párrafo
- → Cebuano: parapo
- → Middle French: paragraphe
- Portuguese: parágrafo
- Dutch: paragraaf
References
- "paragraphus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)