English Explanatory Dictionary

paries

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The wall of any cavity or organ.
  2. The triangular middle part of each segment of the shell of a barnacle.
name
  1. A surname from French.

Pronunciation

/ˈpæɹi.iːz/ /ˈpɛəɹi.iːz/ /ˈpɛəɹiːz/

Word forms

paries parietes Parieses

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”).

Related words

parietal
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