paradys

From Dutch paradijs.

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paradys (plural paradyse)

1. paradise

• belastingparadys

Borrowed from German Paradies. Compare Kashubian paradiz.

• IPA^(key): /paˈra.dɪs/
• Rhymes: -adɪs
• Syllabification: pa‧ra‧dys

paradys m inan

1. paradise

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1912) “paradḯs”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 748

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “borrowed from Dutch or inherited from Old Frisian?”)

paradys n (plural paradizen, diminutive paradyske)

1. paradise

• “paradys”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011