parvis

• parvise, pervis

From Middle English parvis, parvise, parvys, borrowed from Old French parvis, parevis, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah. Used in the Middle Ages to describe the court in front of St Peter's in Rome, and later similar courts in front of other churches. Doublet of paradise.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑː.vɪs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑɹ.vəs/

parvis (plural parvises)

1. An enclosed courtyard in front of a building, especially a cathedral.
2. A portico surrounding such a space.
3. The porch of a church, or the room over it.

From par (“pair”) +‎ -vis (“-wise”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈparviːˀs/, [ˈpʰɑːˌviːˀs]

parvis (neuter parvis or parvist, plural and definite singular attributive parvise)

1. (rare) pairwise

parvis

1. pairwise, in pairs, two by two

• (adverb): parvist

parvis

1. inessive plural of parv

Inherited from Old French parvis, parevis, from Late Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah. Doublet of paradis.

• IPA^(key): /paʁ.vi/

parvis m (plural parvis)

1. (historical) parvis
2. forecourt, square

• “parvis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• privas

parvīs

1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of parvus

From par +‎ -vis.

parvis

1. in pairs

• “parvis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From par +‎ -vis.

parvis

1. in pairs

• “parvis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

par +‎ -vis

parvis (not comparable)

1. pairwise

parvis (not comparable)

1. pairwise, in pairs, two by two