paraphernalia
English
/ˌpæɹəfəˈneɪli.ə/, /ˌpɛɹəfɚˈneɪli.ə/
plural-noun
Definitions
- Miscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity.
- (archaic) Things a married woman owns, such as clothing and jewellery, apart from her dowry.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek παράφερνα (goods which a wife brings over and above her dowry), παρά (beside, near, abnormal, by, against, next to, from, contrary to, contrary, beyond) + Ancient Greek φερνή (dowry).
Origin
Ancient Greek
φερνή
Gloss
dowry
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- para- English
- parablepsis English
- paragon English
- paraphragma English
- paraselene English
- paratenic English
- paresthesia English
- parametrum Latin
- paraveredus Latin
- paraverēdus Latin
- verēdus Latin
- paragonare Italian
- parestesia Italian
- пароним Russian
- parestesia Spanish, Castilian
- παρά Ancient Greek
- παράγραφος Ancient Greek
- παράδοξος Ancient Greek
- παράσιτος Ancient Greek
- παράφερνα Ancient Greek
- παρέκ Ancient Greek
- παραγωγή Ancient Greek
- παραδειγματίζω Ancient Greek
- παρακαλέω Ancient Greek
- φερνή Ancient Greek
- *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- parestesia Portuguese
- パラ Japanese
- parallel Danish
- parentes Danish
- *uɸorēdos Proto-Celtic