paranimf

== Catalan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin paranymphus, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́νῠμφος (părắnŭmphos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [pə.ɾəˈnimf] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [pa.ɾaˈnimf] === Noun === paranimf m (plural paranimfs) (historical) paranymph (education) auditorium ==== Related terms ==== nimfa === Further reading === “paranimf”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 == Dutch == === Etymology === From Latin paranymphus, from Ancient Greek παράνυμφος (paránumphos, “friend of the bridegroom”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paː.raːˈnɪmf/ Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧nimf === Noun === paranimf m or f (plural paranimfen, no diminutive) (specifically) anyone accompanying a bride or groom at their wedding, sometimes also taking the responsibility for its organisation Synonym: bruidsjonker (male) (generally) an assistant to a central figure at an important ceremony (now especially common) an assistant to a doctoral candidate at the latter's dissertation defense ceremony == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French paranymphe. === Noun === paranimf m (plural paranimfi) paranymph ==== Declension ==== === References === paranimf in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN