different between instruments vs paraphernalia

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??nst??m?nts/, /??nst??m?nts/
• Hyphenation: in?stru?ments

Noun

instruments

1. plural of instrument

Verb

instruments

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of instrument

Catalan

Noun

instruments

1. plural of instrument

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??s.t?y.m??/

Noun

instruments m

1. plural of instrument

Latvian

Noun

instruments m (1st declension)

1. instrument

Declension

Further reading

• instruments at tezaurs.lv

Middle English

Noun

instruments

1. Alternative form of instrumentes

Swedish

Noun

instruments

1. indefinite genitive singular of instrument
2. indefinite genitive plural of instrument

English

Etymology

A loan from Ancient Greek ????????? (parápherna, “goods which a wife brings over and above her dowry”), a compound of ???? (pará, “beside”) +? ????? (phern?, “dowry”), i.e. “things additional to a dowry”. In the propertied classes, a dowry was placed under the control of the husband, while the paraphernalia which she brought with her remained the wife’s property.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?pæ??f??ne?li.?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p???f??ne?li.?/, /?p???f??ne?li.?/
• Rhymes: -e?li?
• Hyphenation: par?a?pher?na?lia

Noun

paraphernalia pl (plural only)

1. Miscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity.

   Synonym: stuff
2. (archaic, family law) Things a married woman owns, such as clothing and jewellery, apart from her dowry.

   Synonym: parapherna

Translations

Further reading

• paraphernalia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia