parenthesis (redirected from Parenthese)

pa·ren·the·sis  (p-rnth-ss)

n. pl. par·en·the·ses (-sz)

1. Either or both of the upright curved lines, ( ), used to mark off explanatory or qualifying remarks in writing or printing or enclose a sum, product, or other expression considered or treated as a collective entity in a mathematical operation.

2.

a. A qualifying or amplifying word, phrase, or sentence inserted within written matter in such a way as to be independent of the surrounding grammatical structure.

b. A comment departing from the theme of discourse; a digression.

3. An interruption of continuity; an interval: "This is one of the things I wasn't prepared forthe amount of unfilled time, the long parentheses of nothing" (Margaret Atwood).

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[Late Latin, insertion of a letter or syllable in a word, from Greek, from parentithenai, to insert : para-, beside; see para-¹ + en-, in; see en in Indo-European roots + tithenai, to put; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]

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parenthesis [pəˈrɛnθɪsɪs]

n pl -ses [-ˌsiːz]

1. (Linguistics / Grammar) a phrase, often explanatory or qualifying, inserted into a passage with which it is not grammatically connected, and marked off by brackets, dashes, etc.

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Also called bracket either of a pair of characters, (), used to enclose such a phrase or as a sign of aggregation in mathematical or logical expressions

3. an intervening occurrence; interlude; interval

(Linguistics / Grammar)

in parenthesis inserted as a parenthesis

[via Late Latin from Greek: something placed in besides, from parentithenai, from para-¹ + en-² + tithenai to put]

parenthetic  [ˌpærənˈθɛtɪk], parenthetical adj

parenthetically  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	parenthesis - either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material punctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
	2.	parenthesis - a message that departs from the main subject digression, divagation, excursus, aside subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about

Translations

parenthesis [pəˈrenθɪsɪs] N (parentheses (pl)) [pəˈrenθɪsiːz] → paréntesis m inv
in parenthesis → entre paréntesis

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parenthesis [pəˈrɛnθəsɪs] [parentheses] [pəˈrɛnθəsiːz] (pl) n → parenthèse f
in parentheses, in parenthesis → entre parenthèses

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parenthesis

n pl <parentheses> → Klammer (→ zeichen nt) f, → Parenthese f; (= words, statement) → Einschub m, → Parenthese f; in parentheses → in (runden) Klammern; could I just say in parenthesis that … → darf ich vielleicht einflechten, dass …

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parenthesis [pəˈrɛnθɪsɪs] n (parentheses (pl)) [pəˈrɛnθɪsiːz‘] → parentesi f inv
in parentheses → fra parentesi

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parenthesis

n parenthesis [pəˈrenθəsis]

1 a word or group of words within a sentence, which gives a comment etc and usually separates from the rest of the sentence by brackets, dashes etc I asked John (my friend John Smith) to come and see me. hakies كَلِمَه أو جُمْلَة مُعْتَرِضَه вметната дума vsuvka parentes; indskud die Parenthese παρένθεση paréntesis kiilsõna, kiillause جمله معترضه sivuhuomautus parenthèse מַאֲמָר מוּסגָר निक्षेप umetak zárójelbe tett megjegyzés keterangan dalam kurung innskotsorð (innan sviga eða sambærilegra merkja) parentesi 挿入句 삽입 어구 priedėlis, įterptinis žodis/žodžių junginys iesprausts vārds/vārdu grupa parentesis tussenzin parentes, innskutt bemerkning wtrącenie parêntese paran­teză вводное слово/ предложение vsuvka, parentéza vrinek umetnuta reč parentes ข้อความแทรกในวงเล็บ ara söz 插入語 вставне слово, речення جملۂ معترضہ thành phần trong ngoặc đơn 插入语

2 a round bracket used to mark the seperate part of such a sentence. hakie أقْواس حَول الكَلام кръгла скоба závorka (kulatá) parentes; klamme die Klammer παρένθεση paréntesis ümarsulg پرانتز sulkumerkki parenthèse סוֹגרַיִים निपेक्षचिह्न, लघु कोष्ठक zagrada (kerek) zárójel tanda kurung svigi parentesi かっこ 괄호 lenktiniai skliaustai apaļās iekavas tanda kurung haakje parentes nawias parêntese paranteză круглая скобка zátvorka (guľatá) oklepaj srednja zagrada parentestecken วงเล็บ ayraç, parantez 圓括號 круглі дужки قوسين ngoặc đơn 圆括号

adj parenthetical [parənˈθetikəl]

a parenthetical remark. ingevoegde إعْتِراضِيَّه вмъкнат vsunutý parentetisk; indskudt beiläufig παρενθετικός entre paréntesis vahe-, lisa- معترضه؛ پرانتزی selittävä entre parenthèses שֶׁבְּסוֹגרַיִים निक्षिप्त, सन्निविष्ठ umetnut közbevetett dalam kurung til skÿringar; innan sviga (fra parentesi) 挿入句の 삽입 어구의 įterptinis, pridėtinis iesprausts, iestarpināts berparentesis tussen haakjes side(bemerkning), innskutt nawiasowy parentético între paranteze вводный vsunutý vrinjen umetnut parentetisk เกี่ยวกับวงเล็บ ara söz ile ilgili 插入語的 вставний; взятий в дужки جملۂ معترضہ کے طور پر nằm trong ngoặc đơn 插入语的

in parentheses

said, written etc as a parenthesis. tussen hakies بَين قوسَيْن в скоби v závorce i parentes bemærket eingeflochten εντός παρενθέσεων entre paréntesis vahemärkusena بصورت جمله معترضه sulkeissa entre parenthèses בְּסוֹגרַיִים निक्षेप के रूप में कहा गया या लिखा गया dodatak zárójelben dalam kurung sem innskotsorð; innan sviga fra parentesi かっこに入れて 덧붙여 말하자면 skliaustuose, įterpiant iekavās; iestarpināts sambil lalu tussen haakjes i parentes w nawiasach entre parênteses între paranteze в скобках v zátvorkách v oklepaju u zagradi inom parentes เขียนไว้ในวงเล็บ parantez içinde 括入括號內 вставний; взятий в дужки جملۂ معترضہ کے بطور chú thích 括入括号内