different between cathedral vs parvis

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k???i?.d??l/

Etymology 1

From Middle English cathedral, chathedral, cathiderall, from Old French [Term?], from Latin cathedr?lis, from cathedra +? -?lis.

Adjective

cathedral (not comparable)

1. Relating to the throne or the see of a bishop.

Related terms

• cathedratic

Translations

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of cathedral church, from Middle English chirche cathederall, cathedrall chirch, calque of Late Latin eccl?sia cathedr?lis (“church having a bishop's seat”), from Latin eccl?sia +? cathedr?lis.

Noun

cathedral (plural cathedrals)

1. A big church building, central place for some area.
2. The principal church of an archbishop's/bishop's archdiocese/diocese which contains an episcopal throne.
3. A large buttressed structure built by certain termites.

Derived terms

• cathedral ceiling
• cathedral termite

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• parvise

Etymology

From Middle English parvis, parvise, parvys, borrowed from Old French parvis, parevis, from Latin parad?sus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (parádeisos), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah. Used in the Middle Ages to describe the court in front of St Peter's in Rome, and later similar courts in front of other churches. Doublet of paradise.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p??.v?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?p??.v?s/

Noun

parvis (plural parvises)

1. An enclosed courtyard in front of a building, especially a cathedral.
2. A portico surrounding such a space.
3. The porch of a church, or the room over it.

Danish

Etymology

From par (“pair”) +? -vis (“-wise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?parvi??s/, [?p????vi??s]

Adjective

parvis (neuter parvis or parvist, plural and definite singular attributive parvise)

1. (rare) pairwise

Adverb

parvis

1. pairwise, in pairs, two by two

Synonyms

• (adverb): parvist

Estonian

Noun

parvis

1. inessive plural of parv

French

Etymology

From Old French parvis, parevis, from Late Latin parad?sus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (parádeisos), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah. Doublet of paradis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa?.vi/

Noun

parvis m (plural parvis)

1. (historical) parvis
2. forecourt, square

Further reading

• “parvis” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• privas

Latin

Adjective

parv?s

1. dative masculine plural of parvus
2. ablative masculine plural of parvus
3. dative feminine plural of parvus
4. ablative feminine plural of parvus
5. dative neuter plural of parvus
6. ablative neuter plural of parvus

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From par +? -vis

Adverb

parvis

1. in pairs

References

• “parvis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From par +? -vis

Adverb

parvis

1. in pairs

References

• “parvis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

par +? -vis

Adjective

parvis (not comparable)

1. pairwise

Declension

Adverb

parvis (not comparable)

1. pairwise, in pairs, two by two