# paragraf
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈparaɡraf]

### Noun

paragraf m inan
* section (part of a legal document, marked using section sign: §)

#### Holonyms

* část

### Further reading

* “paragraf”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “paragraf”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Danish
### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Noun

paragraf c (singular definite paragraffen, plural indefinite paragraffer)
* section, clause, article

#### Declension
### References

* “paragraf” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch paragraaf (“paragraph”), from Middle French paragraphe, from Latin paragraphus (“sign for start of a new section of discourse”), from Ancient Greek παράγραφος (parágraphos), from παρά (pará, “beside”) and γράφω (gráphō, “I write”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [paˈra.ɡraf]
* Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧graf

### Noun

paragraf (plural paragraf-paragraf)
* paragraph

#### Synonyms

* alinea
* perenggan (Standard Malay)

### Further reading

* “paragraf” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Irish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French paragraphe from Latin paragraphus (“sign for start of a new section of discourse”) from Ancient Greek παράγραφος (parágraphos), from παρα- (para-, “beside”) and γράφω (gráphō, “I write”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpˠaɾˠəɡɾˠafˠ/

### Noun

paragraf m (genitive singular paragraif, nominative plural paragraif)
* paragraph

#### Declension

bare forms
singular
plural
nominative
paragraf
paragraif
vocative
a pharagraif
a pharagrafa
genitive
paragraif
paragraf
dative
paragraf
paragraif
forms with the definite article
singular
plural
nominative
an paragraf
na paragraif
genitive
an pharagraif
na bparagraf
dative
leis an bparagraf don pharagraf
leis na paragraif :

#### Synonyms

* alt
* mír

#### Derived terms

* fopharagraf

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “paragraf”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “paragraf”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “paragraf”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

## Polish
### Etymology

Internationalism, ultimately from Ancient Greek παράγραφος (parágraphos). Doublet of parafa (“initials”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /paˈra.ɡraf/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aɡraf
* Syllabification: pa‧ra‧graf

### Noun

paragraf m inan
* article (a section of a legal document)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* paragraf in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* paragraf in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Alternative forms

* параграф (paragraf) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

### Etymology

From Latin paragraphus, French paragraphe, or Ancient Greek παράγραφος (parágraphos).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pa.raˈɡraf/

### Noun

paragraf n (plural paragrafe)
* paragraph

#### Declension
### Further reading

* paragraf in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /parǎɡraf/
* Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧graf

### Noun

paràgraf m (Cyrillic spelling пара̀граф)
* paragraph

#### Declension
## Turkish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پاراغراف (paragraf), from French paragraphe.

### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Noun

paragraf (definite accusative paragrafı, plural paragraflar)
* paragraph
* paragraph symbol; ¶
    Synonym: paragraf işareti

### See also

* madde

### References

* Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “paragraf”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
* Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN