paredro

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πάρεδρος (páredros, literally “sitting beside”), derived from παρά (pará, “by, near”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “chair”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.re.dro/, /paˈrɛ.dro/
  • Rhymes: -aredro, -ɛdro
  • Hyphenation: pà‧re‧dro, pa‧rè‧dro

Adjective

paredro (feminine paredra, masculine plural paredri, feminine plural paredre)

  1. (religion) associated with a major deity (of minor deities)

Noun

paredro m (plural paredri)

  1. (Ancient Greece) a coadjutor of one of the first three of the nine archontes

Further reading
  • paredro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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