parádeigma

grie. parádeigma (παράδειγμα) ‘Beispiel, Muster, Vorbild’

From παραδείκνυμι (paradeíknumi, “I show, compare”) +‎ -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /pa.rá.deːŋ.ma/ → /paˈra.ðiɣ.ma/ → /paˈra.ðiɣ.ma/

Noun

πᾰρᾰ́δειγμᾰ • (parádeigma) n (genitive πᾰρᾰδείγμᾰτος); third declension

1. pattern, model, plan, paradigm
2. precedent, example
3. lesson, warning
4. argument, proof from example
5. foil, contrast
6. (grammar) paradigm