paris
/ˈpæɹɪs/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A department of Île-de-France, France.
name
The government of France.
name
A locale named after the French city.
name
A locale named after the French city.
name
A locale named after the French city.
name
A locale named after the French city.
name
A locale named after the French city.
Example Sentences
- "And of course, in July 1967 De Gaulle did come to Canada. He made his speeches in Quebec, was enthusiastically received on the Chemin du Roy, shouted “Vive le Quebec libre” in Montreal and, on learning of the reaction of the Canadian government, returned to Paris without going to Ottawa."
- "While the concept of remigration has long existed in academia, its hijacking by the far right on social media appears to have begun about a decade ago when French adherents to identitarianism, an ethno-nationalist movement, organised what they described as the inaugural meeting in Paris on remigration."
- "During the boom times, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, Reese Witherspoon and Matt Damon all gushed about or invested in crypto projects, bringing a mainstream audience to the wonky world of digital currencies."
Etymology
From Middle English Parys, Paris, from Old French Paris, from the Late Latin name of an earlier settlement, Lutetia Parisiorum (“Lutetia of the Parisii”), from Latin Parīsiī, a Gaulish tribe, from Transalpine Gaulish *parios (“cauldron”), from Proto-Celtic *kʷaryos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-. Doublet of Parizh.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Parys, Paris, Parīsiī, -, *parios, *kʷaryos
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpæɹɪs/
- British English: /ˈpæɹɪs/
Inflected Forms
Paree (alternative, deliberate)
Parish (alternative)
Parris (alternative)
Parrish (alternative)
Pares (alternative)
Parise (alternative)
Pariset (alternative)
Parez (alternative)
Paresse (alternative)
Parisot (alternative)
Pariseau (alternative)
Parizeau (alternative)