LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

paropsis

paropsis f (genitive paropsidis)
Classical[paˈrɔp.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[paˈrɔp.sis]

Meaning

  1. femininea dish on which delicacies or dessert is served; any small dish

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeparopsisparopsidēs
genitiveparopsidisparopsidum
dativeparopsidīparopsidibus
accusativeparopsidemparopsidēs
ablativeparopsideparopsidibus
vocativeparopsisparopsidēs

păropsis (părap-), ĭdis, f., = παροψίς (prop. a side dish),
I. a large square dish for the dessert, a dessert-dish; also a small dish in gen., Juv. 3, 142; Mart. 11, 27, 5; Suet. Galb. 12; Isid. 16, 20, 4; Petr. 50: parapsidem proicere, id. 34; Dig. 34, 2, 20; Vulg. Matt. 23, 25; 26, 23.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παροψίς (paropsís), from παρα- (para-, “beside”) + ὄψον (ópson, “delicacies”).

Quick answers

What does paropsis mean in Latin?
paropsis, a noun, means “a dish on which delicacies or dessert is served; any small dish”.
What is the genitive of paropsis?
The genitive singular is paropsidis. paropsis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce paropsis?
In classical Latin, [paˈrɔp.sɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [paˈrɔp.sis].