paréntesis

Meaning

1. (masculine) parenthesis
2. (masculine) break, gap (period of temporal interruption)

Concepts

parenthesis

bracket

break

gap

interruption

round bracket

divagation

aside

digression

disruption

angle bracket

excursus

Synonyms

pausa

inciso

interrupción

uña del pie

receso

anaquel redondo

Translations

parenthèse

parentesi

parèntesi

Klammer

🗜️

parêntese

haakje

παρένθεση

Parenthese

pause

parêntese

parenthese

parentèsi

interruption

parêntese

Hyphenated as

pa‧rén‧te‧sis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/paˈɾentesis/

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin parenthesis (“addition of a letter to a syllable in a word”), from Ancient Greek παρένθεσις (parénthesis).