paries

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pariēs (“wall of a house or room”). Compare French paroi (“wall”), Italian parete (“wall”), Portuguese parede (“wall”) Spanish pared (“wall”) and Romanian perete (“wall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpæɹi.iːz/, /ˈpɛəɹi.iːz/, /ˈpɛəɹiːz/

Noun

paries (plural parietes)

1. (anatomy) The wall of any cavity in the body.
2. (zoology) The triangular middle part of each segment of the shell of a barnacle.

Anagrams

• Persia, Pearis, aspire, spirea, paires, Arispe, perais, Parise, Paresi, praise

Verb

paries

1. second-person singular imperfect indicative of parir

Pronunciation

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Verb

paries

1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of parier

Anagrams

• aspire, aspiré, paires, repais