parentesis

See also: paréntesis, parèntesis, and parêntesis

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish paréntesis, from Late Latin parenthesis (“addition of a letter to a syllable in a word”), from Ancient Greek παρένθεσις (parénthesis).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˈɾentesis/ [pɐˌɾɛn̪.t̪ɛˈsɪs]
  • Rhymes: -entesis
  • Syllabification: pa‧ren‧te‧sis

Noun

paréntesís (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜐᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. parenthesis
    Synonyms: panaklong, pangulong

Further reading

  • “parentesis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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