LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

paraphrasis

paraphrasis f (genitive paraphrasis)
Classical[paˈra.pʰra.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[paˈraː.fra.s̬is]

Meaning

  1. feminineparaphrase

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeparaphrasisparaphrasēs
genitiveparaphrasisparaphrasium
dativeparaphrasīparaphrasibus
accusativeparaphrasimparaphrasēs
paraphrasīs
ablativeparaphrasīparaphrasibus
vocativeparaphrasisparaphrasēs

părăphrăsis, is, f., = παράφρασις,
I. a paraphrase: paraphrasi vertere, Quint. 1, 9, 2; 10, 5, 5.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰφρᾰ́ζω(părăphrắzō)
  2. Ancient Greek -τῐς(-tĭs)
  3. Ancient Greek -σῐς(-sĭs)
  4. Latinparaphrasis

Ancient Greek παράφρασις (paráphrasis)bor. Latin paraphrasis Borrowed from Ancient Greek παράφρασις (paráphrasis).

In English words that came into English from paraphrasis

  • paraphraseparaphrasis
  • paraphrasisparaphrasis

Quick answers

What does paraphrasis mean in Latin?
paraphrasis, a noun, means “paraphrase”.
What is the genitive of paraphrasis?
The genitive singular is paraphrasis. paraphrasis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce paraphrasis?
In classical Latin, [paˈra.pʰra.sɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [paˈraː.fra.s̬is].
Where does paraphrasis come from?
Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰφρᾰ́ζω (părăphrắzō) → Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) → Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) → Latin paraphrasis.