LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

paramus

paramus m (genitive paramī)
Classical[ˈpa.ra.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpaː.ra.mus]

Meaning

  1. Spaindialectalmasculinea fallow plateau or highland; a wasteland

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeparamusparamī
genitiveparamīparamōrum
dativeparamōparamīs
accusativeparamumparamōs
ablativeparamōparamīs
vocativeparameparamī

Origins

Possibly from Paleo-Hispanic, from a superlative of Proto-Indo-European *per- (“before”), meaning "the highest" (or similar). Cognate with Pali parama (“superior, excellent”). This same element is present in Hispanic autochthonous personal names (e.g. Anparamo), theonyms (e.g. Paramaecus) and toponyms (e.g. Paramica) recorded in Roman inscriptions, or by Greek and Roman authors.

Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseparanhofrom Old Galician-Portuguese paranho
  • Spanishpáramo
  • Englishparamofrom Spanish páramo
  • Galicianparañofrom Old Galician-Portuguese paranho

Quick answers

What does paramus mean in Latin?
paramus, a noun, means “a fallow plateau or highland; a wasteland”.
What is the genitive of paramus?
The genitive singular is paramī. paramus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce paramus?
In classical Latin, [ˈpa.ra.mʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpaː.ra.mus].