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Sonnet No. 9

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Παράδεισος. Ancient Greek[edit] Etymology[edit] From Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬸𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 (paiṛidaēza, “walled enclusure, encompassing”), from 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (paiṛi, “around”) and 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 (daēza, “wall”). Pronunciation[edit] (5th BC Attic): IPA: /paráde͜esos/(1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /parádiːsos/(4th AD Koine): IPA: /paráðisos/(10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /paráðisos/(15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /paɾáðisos/ Noun[edit] παράδεισος • (paradeisos) (genitive παραδείσου) m, second declension The garden owned by Persian nobilitygarden(biblical) Garden of EdenAfterlife location of the blessed: paradise Inflection[edit] Descendants[edit] Greek: παράδεισος (parádeisos)Hebrew: פרדסLatin: paradīsusEnglish: paradise References[edit] Greek[edit] Etymology[edit] From Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos) Pronunciation[edit] IPA(key): [paˈraðisɔs] Noun[edit] παράδεισος • (parádeisos) m (plural παράδεισοι) paradise Inflection[edit]

Τάρζανος. Ancient Greek[edit] Pronunciation[edit] (5th BC Attic): IPA: /tárzdanos/(1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /tárzanos/(4th AD Koine): IPA: /tárzanos/(10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /tárzanos/(15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /táɾzanos/ Noun[edit] τάρζανος • (tarzanos) (genitive ταρζάνου) m, second declension wild man Inflection[edit] Άδαμος. Εὔα. Ancient Greek[edit] Etymology[edit] From Hebrew חַוָּה (Ḥawwā) "life". Pronunciation[edit] (5th BC Attic): IPA: /e͜ʊ́.a͜a/(1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /ɛ́waː/(4th AD Koine): IPA: /éβa/(10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /éva/(15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /éva/ Proper noun[edit] Εὔα • (Eua) (genitive Εὔας) f, first declension Eve (wife of Adam) Usage notes[edit] There are two references to Adam's wife by name in the Old Testament.

Inflection[edit] Descendants[edit] English: EveFrench: ÈveGreek: Εύα (Eva)Latin: Eva References[edit] Ῥοῦφος. Ancient Greek[edit] Etymology[edit] From Latin Rufus (“red”). Pronunciation[edit] (5th BC Attic): IPA: /r̥ó͜opʰos/(1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /r̥úːpʰos/(4th AD Koine): IPA: /rúɸos/(10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /rúfos/(15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /ɾúfos/ Proper noun[edit] Ῥοῦφος • (Rhouphos) (genitive Ῥούφου) m, second declension Rufus Inflection[edit] Descendants[edit] Greek: Ρούφος (Roufos) References[edit] Woodhouse’s English-Greek Dictionary page 1024.