noun · femininesecond declension
paragraphus
paragraphus f or m (genitive paragraphī)
Classical[paˈra.ɡra.pʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[paˈraː.ɡra.fus]
Meaning
- femininemasculineparagraph
1867, G. Massaja, Lectiones grammaticales pro missionariis qui addiscere volunt linguam amaricam seu vulgarem abyssiniae, nec non et linguam oromonicam seu populorum galla nuncupatorum, Paris, p.268 (headline)
Second paragraph. Of the appellative or common nouns.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | paragraphus | paragraphī |
| genitive | paragraphī | paragraphōrum |
| dative | paragraphō | paragraphīs |
| accusative | paragraphum | paragraphōs |
| ablative | paragraphō | paragraphīs |
| vocative | paragraphe | paragraphī |
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek παράγραφος (parágraphos).
Descendants
- Frenchparagraphe
- Frenchparaphe
- Italianparagrafo
- Spanishpárrafo
- Englishparagraphfrom Middle French paragraphe
- Portugueseparágrafo
- Asturianpárrafu
- Asturianparagráfu
- Turkishparagraffrom French paragraphe
- Cebuanoparapofrom Spanish párrafo