para

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology 1

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para (plural paras)

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  1. Formerly, a subunit of currency in several countries in the Ottoman/Turkish and Yugoslav regions.

[edit] Etymology 2

The second part of words such as primipara and multipara

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para (plural paras)

  1. (medicine) A woman who has had a certain number of pregnancies, indicated by the number prepended to this word.
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Shortened from paragraph

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para (plural paras)

  1. Short form of paragraph.

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Shortened from paratrooper

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para (plural paras)

  1. Short form of paratrooper.

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Shortened from paralytic

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para (comparative more para, superlative most para)

  1. (Australian, slang) Short form of paralytic.

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[edit] Albanian

[edit] Etymology 1

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[edit] Preposition

para (+ablative)

  1. before
  2. in front of
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[edit] Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish پاره (pare, para), from Persian پاره (pâre).

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para

  1. money

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para

  1. Third-person singular present indicative form of parar.
  2. Second-person singular imperative form of parar.

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para

  1. cash, money.

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    declension of para
nominative para
genitive paranıñ
dative parağa
accusative paranı
locative parada
ablative paradan

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(index pa)

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para

  1. (witchcraft) A being created to bring milk or butter to its creator.

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para

  1. third-person singular past historic of parer

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[edit] Guaraní

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para

  1. sea

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  • IPA: /ˈpɒrɒ/
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra

[edit] Etymology 1

Origin uncertain.

[edit] Noun

para (plural parák)

  1. suber, cork
  2. (slang) fear
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declension of para
singular plural
nominative para parák
accusative parát parákat
dative parának paráknak
instrumental parával parákkal
causal-final paráért parákért
translative parává parákká
terminative paráig parákig
essive-formal paraként parákként
essive-modal - -
inessive parában parákban
superessive parán parákon
adessive paránál paráknál
illative parába parákba
sublative parára parákra
allative parához parákhoz
elative parából parákból
delative paráról parákról
ablative parától paráktól
possessives of para
possessor singular possession plural possession
1st person sing. parám paráim
2nd person sing. parád paráid
3rd person sing. parája parái
1st person plural paránk paráink
2nd person plural parátok paráitok
3rd person plural parájuk paráik
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Compound words

[edit] Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish پاره (para, “money”), from Persian پاره (pâre, “piece”).

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para (plural parák)

  1. para (a subunit of Ottoman currency)
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para

  1. some, the (when talking about people)

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para

  1. the

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para

  1. present (person)
  2. joint, shared

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[edit] Italian

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para f. (plural pare)

  1. para rubber
  2. crepe (for shoes)

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para

  1. third-person singular present indicative of parare
  2. second-person singular imperative of parare

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[edit] Latin

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parā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of parō

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para

  1. 24 hours (day)
    Aš manau kad užtruks apie vieną parą. — I think it will take about 24 hours.

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para f.

  1. steam
  2. couple
  3. pair

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    declension of para
singular plural
nominative para pary
genitive pary par
dative parze parom
accusative parę pary
instrumental parą parami
locative parze parach
vocative paro pary

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para

  1. for (towards)
    • 2005, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, page 186:
      Tenho um recado para você.
      I have a message for you.
  2. Indicates application of an adjective; to.
    • 2000, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Cálice de Fogo (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), Rocco, page 514:
      E quantos serão bastante tolos para ficar longe de mim?
      And how many will be foolish enough to stay away from me?
  3. In the direction of; indicates destination; to.
    • 2003, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), Rocco, page 656:
      Ele podia ouvi-la se deslocando para a direita, para obter uma visão desimpedida dele.
      He could hear her moving herself to the right, to obtain an unobstructed view of him.

[edit] Verb

para

  1. Third-person singular indicative of parar.
  2. First and third-person singular subjunctive of parir.

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para

  1. rain

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *para, *parъ.

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  • IPA: /pâra/
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra

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pȁra f. (Cyrillic spelling па̏ра)

  1. steam
  2. vapor
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    declension of para
singular plural
nominative pȁra pare
genitive pare pȃrā
dative pari parama
accusative paru pare
vocative paro pare
locative pari parama
instrumental parom parama

[edit] Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish پاره (pare, para), from Persian پاره (pâre).

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  • IPA: /pǎra/
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra

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pàra f. (Cyrillic spelling па̀ра)

  1. para (Yugoslav currency)
  2. (colloquial) money (usually in plural)
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    declension of para
singular plural
nominative pàra pare
genitive pare pȃrā
dative pari parama
accusative paru pare
vocative paro pare
locative pari parama
instrumental parom parama

[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

A corruption of the older form pora (a combination of por and a), influenced by the archaic preposition par. [1]

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para

  1. for

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[edit] Verb

para (infinitive parar)

  1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of parar.
  2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of parar.

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para (infinitive parir)

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of parir.
  2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of parir.

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[edit] Swedish

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par +‎ -a

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para

  1. to pair, to match into pairs
  2. to mate (animals)

[edit] Conjugation

Conjugation of para
Active Passive
Infinitive para paras
Present tense parar paras
Past tense parade parades
Supine parat parats
Imperative para —
Present participle parande
Past participle parad

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[edit] Tagalog

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Spanish para (“for”)

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para

  1. For; so; in order that.
    Nagtatrabaho si Ate Virgie para sa kanyang pamilya.
    Virgie works for her family.
    Tumakbo ako para makaabot sa kanila.
    I ran to catch up with them.

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[edit] Interjection

para

  1. Said by any jeepney passenger to call onto the driver to halt the vehicle, with the intention of unmounting.

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[edit] Usage notes

The word is usually paired with ho for respect: para ho.

[edit] Turkish

[edit] Etymology

From Persian پاره (pâre).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /pɑˈɾɑ/
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra

[edit] Noun

para

  1. money

[edit] Declension

declension of para
singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) para paralar
definite accusative (belirtme) parayı paraları
dative (yönelme) paraya paralara
locative (bulunma) parada paralarda
ablative (çıkma) paradan paralardan
genitive (tamlayan) paranın paraların
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