paropsis
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek παροψίς (paropsís), from παρα- (para-, “beside”) + ὄψον (ópson, “delicacies”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [paˈrɔp.sɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [paˈrɔp.sis]
Noun
paropsis f (genitive paropsidis); third declension
- 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.