different between paris vs cataphile

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?pa.?is/

Verb

paris

1. second-person singular present subjunctive form of parar

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.?i/

Noun

paris m

1. plural of pari

Anagrams

• pairs, prias, ripas

Karao

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pares, plural form of par.

Noun

paris

1. pair

Latin

Adjective

paris

1. masculine genitive singular of p?r
2. feminine genitive singular of p?r
3. neuter genitive singular of p?r

Portuguese

Verb

paris

1. second-person plural (vós) present indicative of parir

English

Etymology

From French cataphile, equivalent to a blend of catacomb +? -phile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kæt?fa?l/

Noun

cataphile (plural cataphiles)

1. A type of urban explorer who visits the ancient catacombs and quarries linked by tunnels beneath Paris.
   • 2004 October 13, Joelle Diderich, Police Play Cat & Mouse With New French Underground, in The Scotsman ([1]):

     Skilled cataphiles elude police by ducking into corridors or moving in the dark.

   • 2005, David L. Pike, Subterranean Cities: The World Beneath Paris and London, 1800-1945, page 176-177:

     "...a Prussian zombie, and a Polish lamia, the Countess Norodna, in the Left Bank carrières (top and bottom frame right). The artist is a former cataphile, and the series is replete with subterranean history and folklore. The dialogue..."

2. (by extension) Any individual who explores subterranean quarries, mines, or catacombs.

Anagrams

• caliphate, hepatical