† parasynesisn.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek παρασύνεσις.

Etymology: < ancient Greek παρασύνεσις misunderstanding < παρα- para- prefix¹ + σύνεσις understanding < συνιέναι to understand ( < συν- syn- prefix + ἱέναι to send: see paresis n.) + -σις -sis suffix. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (pærăsi·nĭsis) /pærəˈsɪnɪsɪs/.

Linguistics. Obsolete. rare.

Misunderstanding or misconception of a word, resulting in an alteration or corruption of it.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > linguistic unit > word > [noun] > change of form of word to give significance

popular etymology1789

parasynesis1877

folk-etymology1883

1877 S. S. Haldeman Outl. Etymol. 31 Parasynesis, a misunderstanding or misconception of a word all of which is present, as when ‘Chinese’ is supposed to be a plural, and capable of furnishing ‘Chinee’ in the singular number.

Derivatives

† parasynetic adj. Obsolete relating to or due to parasynesis.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > linguistic unit > word > [adjective] > relating to other specific types of word

long-tailedc1550

communicable1583

unanalogical1755

learned1869

parasynetic1885

monorrhemic1939

1885 Trans. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 16 App. 32 Such parasynetic forms as ‘sparrer-grass’ for ‘asparagus’, due to..misconception of a word, are common enough in Negro.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	parasynesis
释义	† parasynesisn. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek παρασύνεσις. Etymology: < ancient Greek παρασύνεσις misunderstanding < παρα- para- prefix¹ + σύνεσις understanding < συνιέναι to understand ( < συν- syn- prefix + ἱέναι to send: see paresis n.) + -σις -sis suffix. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (pærăsi·nĭsis) /pærəˈsɪnɪsɪs/. Linguistics. Obsolete. rare. Misunderstanding or misconception of a word, resulting in an alteration or corruption of it. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > linguistic unit > word > [noun] > change of form of word to give significance popular etymology1789 parasynesis1877 folk-etymology1883 1877 S. S. Haldeman Outl. Etymol. 31 Parasynesis, a misunderstanding or misconception of a word all of which is present, as when ‘Chinese’ is supposed to be a plural, and capable of furnishing ‘Chinee’ in the singular number. Derivatives † parasynetic adj. Obsolete relating to or due to parasynesis. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > linguistic unit > word > [adjective] > relating to other specific types of word long-tailedc1550 communicable1583 unanalogical1755 learned1869 parasynetic1885 monorrhemic1939 1885 Trans. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 16 App. 32 Such parasynetic forms as ‘sparrer-grass’ for ‘asparagus’, due to..misconception of a word, are common enough in Negro. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1877
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