LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

paradīsus1

paradīsus m (genitive paradīsī)
Classical[pa.raˈdiː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[pa.raˈdiː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. park, orchard, yard
  2. EcclesiasticalLatinEden, the paradise home of the first humans
  3. EcclesiasticalLatinParadise, the abode of the blessed after death

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeparadīsusparadīsī
genitiveparadīsīparadīsōrum
dativeparadīsōparadīsīs
accusativeparadīsumparadīsōs
ablativeparadīsōparadīsīs
vocativeparadīseparadīsī

părădīsus, i, m., = παράδεισος,
I. a park.
I. Lit.: vivaria quae nunc vulgus, quos παραδείσους Graeci appellant, Gell. 2, 20, 4: in paradiso, hoc est in viridario, Aug. Serm. 343, n. 1; Vulg. Gen. 2, 8: malorum. an orchard, id. Cant. 4, 13.—
II. Transf.
A. Paradise, the dwelling-place of the first human beings, the Garden of Eden, Hier. Ep. 52, n. 5: plantatus paradisus in Eden, id. ib. 69, n. 6.—
B. Paradise, the abode of the blessed, Tert. Apol. 47; id. Carm. Judic. Dom. 195: Vulg. Ecclus. 44, 16; id. Luc. 23, 43.—
III. A town of Cœlesyria, Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 82.—
IV. A river in Cilicia, Plin. 5, 27, 22, § 93.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Proto-Indo-European*péri
  5. Proto-Indo-Iranian*pari-
  6. Proto-Iranian*pari-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeyǵʰ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰóyǵʰos
  9. Proto-Indo-Iranian*dʰáyȷ́ʰas
  10. Proto-Iranian*dáyjah
  11. Latinparadīsus

Proto-Iranian *paridayjahder. Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos)bor. Latin paradīsus Borrowed from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos).

Elsewhere
  • Italianparadiso
  • Frenchparvisfrom Old French parvis
  • Englishparvisfrom Old French parvis
  • Englishparvisefrom Old French parvis
  • Englishpervisfrom Old French parvis
  • Catalanparadís
  • Occitanparadís
  • Romanianparadis
  • GermanParadiesfrom Old High German paradīs
  • Dalmatianparadais
West Iberian
  • Portugueseparaísofrom Old Galician-Portuguese parayso
  • Spanishparaíso
  • Galicianparaísofrom Old Galician-Portuguese parayso

In English words that came into English from paradīsus

  • paradiseparadīsus
  • parvisparadīsus

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesParadisusParadisus (παράδεισος) was the name given by the Greeks to the parks or pleasuregrounds which surrounded the country residences of the Persian kings a…
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Paradīsus2
Paradīsus m sg (genitive Paradīsī)
Classical[pa.raˈdiː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[pa.raˈdiː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. a river in Cilicia, mentioned by Pliny

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeParadīsus—
genitiveParadīsī—
dativeParadīsō—
accusativeParadīsum—
ablativeParadīsō—
vocativeParadīse—

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesParadisusParadisus (παράδεισος) was the name given by the Greeks to the parks or pleasuregrounds which surrounded the country residences of the Persian kings a…

Quick answers

What does paradīsus mean in Latin?
paradīsus, a noun, means “park, orchard, yard; Eden, the paradise home of the first humans; Paradise, the abode of the blessed after death”.
What is the genitive of paradīsus?
The genitive singular is paradīsī. paradīsus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce paradīsus?
In classical Latin, [pa.raˈdiː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pa.raˈdiː.s̬us].
Where does paradīsus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Proto-Indo-European *péri → Proto-Indo-Iranian *pari- → Proto-Iranian *pari- → Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- → Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos → Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰáyȷ́ʰas → Proto-Iranian *dáyjah → Latin paradīsus.