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paries

/ˈpæɹi.iːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
paries
IPA
/ˈpæɹi.iːz/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The wall of any cavity or organ.

noun

The triangular middle part of each segment of the shell of a barnacle.

name

A surname from French.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pariēs (“wall of a house or room”). Compare French paroi (“wall”), Italian parete (“wall”), Portuguese parede (“wall”) Spanish pared (“wall”) and Romanian perete (“wall”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

parietes (plural) Parieses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

parietal

Synonyms

wall

Questions

How do you pronounce paries?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpæɹi.iːz/.
What does paries mean?
The wall of any cavity or organ.
Where does paries come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce paries

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