paropsis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παροψίς (paropsís), from παρα- (para-, beside) + ὄψον (ópson, delicacies).

Pronunciation

Noun

paropsis f (genitive paropsidis); third declension

  1. a dish on which delicacies or dessert is served; any small dish

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative paropsis paropsidēs
genitive paropsidis paropsidum
dative paropsidī paropsidibus
accusative paropsidem paropsidēs
ablative paropside paropsidibus
vocative paropsis paropsidēs

References

  • paropsis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • paropsis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • paropsis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.