different between parasite vs parasol

English

Etymology

From Middle French parasite, from Latin parasitus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (parásitos, “person who eats at the table of another”), from noun use of adjective meaning "feeding beside", from ???? (pará, “beside”) + ????? (sîtos, “food”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?pæ???sa?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?pæ???sa?t/, /?p????sa?t/
• Rhymes: -a?t
• Hyphenation: par?a?site

Noun

parasite (plural parasites)

1. (derogatory) A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back. [from 16th c.]

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:scrounger

2. (derogatory) A sycophant or hanger-on.
3. (biology) An organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism.

   Lice, fleas, ticks and mites are widely spread parasites.

4. (literary, poetic) A climbing plant which is supported by a wall, trellis etc. [from 19th c.]
5. (historical) A retainer or companion of an ancient Celtic warrior, who praised him in song or poetry at gatherings; a bard.
6. (aviation) A component of a composite aircraft which is carried aloft and air-launched by a larger carrier aircraft or mother ship to support the primary mission of the carrier.

Antonyms

• commensal (doing no noticeable harm)
• mutualist or sometimes symbiote (beneficial)

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• symbiont
• obligate
• facultative

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “parasite”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• aspirate, pastiera, septaria

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.?a.zit/
• Homophones: parasitent, parasites

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin paras?tus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ????????? (parásitos).

Noun

parasite m (plural parasites)

1. parasite

Adjective

parasite (plural parasites)

1. parasitic

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Romanian: parazit
• ? Turkish: parazit

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

parasite

1. inflection of parasiter:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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

Latin

Noun

paras?te

1. vocative singular of paras?tus

Portuguese

Verb

parasite

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of parasitar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of parasitar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of parasitar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of parasitar

Spanish

Verb

parasite

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of parasitar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of parasitar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of parasitar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of parasitar.

English

Etymology

From French parasol, from Italian parasole, from para- (“to shield”) +? sole (“sun”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?pæ???s?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?p????s?l/

Noun

parasol (plural parasols)

1. A small light umbrella used as protection from the sun.
2. A miniature paper umbrella used as a decoration in tropical-themed cocktails.
3. (architecture) A roof or covering of a structure designed to provide cover from wind, rain, or sun.

Synonyms

• (small light umbrella): sunshade, umbrella, beach umbrella

Derived terms

• parasol ant
• parasol cell
• parasol mushroom
• parasol tree
• parasol wing

Translations

Verb

parasol (third-person singular simple present parasols, present participle parasoling or parasolling, simple past and past participle parasoled or parasolled)

1. (transitive) To protect with, or as if with, a parasol; to shade.
   • 1826, The Monthly Magazine (page 161)

     Now old ladies, who dare venture a-shopping, go parasolling their withered perfections along, and entertain a decided dread of injuring the immaterial whiteness of their skins, which have ceased to he compared to "lilies" and "snows," and other sonnet-like similes, for more than thirty summers […]

   • 2013, Geoff Ryman, The King's Last Song (page 19)

     […] the buffaloes in the mire, and rows of trees parasolling houses along the waterways.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French parasol, from Italian parasole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pa?.ra??s?l/
• Hyphenation: pa?ra?sol
• Rhymes: -?l

Noun

parasol m (plural parasols or parasollen, diminutive parasolletje n)

1. parasol

Derived terms

• parasolvoet

Related terms

• paraplu

French

Etymology

From Italian parasole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.?a.s?l/

Noun

parasol m (plural parasols)

1. A large, anchored umbrella used as protection from the sun.

Further reading

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

Galician

Etymology

parar (“to stop”) +? sol (“sun”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ol

Noun

parasol m (plural parasois)

1. umbrella, sunshade, parasol (used to protect against the sun)
2. sun visor

Synonyms

• (sunshade): antuca f, catasol m

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French parasol

Noun

parasol

1. umbrella

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Polish

Etymology

From French parasol, from Italian parasole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa?ra.s?l/

Noun

parasol m inan

1. umbrella (used to protect against the sun or rain)

Declension

Derived terms

• (nouns) parasolka, parasolnik
• (adjectives) parasolowy, parasolowaty

Related terms

• (noun) parasolnictwo
• (adjectives) parasolkowy, parasolkowaty, parasolniczy
• (adverbs) parasolowato, parasolkowato

Further reading

• parasol in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• parasol in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French parasol

Noun

parasol

1. umbrella

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Spanish

Etymology

parar (“to stop”) +? sol (“sun”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ol

Noun

parasol m (plural parasoles)

1. umbrella (used to protect against the sun)
2. sunshade
3. (automotive) sun visor
4. parasol

See also

• parabrisas
• paraguas
• parachoques
• paracaídas