para
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English [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) enPR: päʹrə, IPA: /ˈpɑːrə/, X-SAMPA: /"pA:r@/
- (US) enPR: pärʹə, IPA: /ˈpɑːrə/, X-SAMPA: /"pA:r@/
Noun [edit]
para (plural paras)
- Formerly, a subunit of currency in several countries in the Ottoman/Turkish and Yugoslav regions.
Etymology 2 [edit]
The second part of words such as primipara and multipara
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
para (plural paras)
- (medicine) A woman who has had a certain number of pregnancies, indicated by the number prepended to this word.
Related terms [edit]
See also [edit]
Etymology 3 [edit]
Shortened from paragraph
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
para (plural paras)
- A paragraph.
Etymology 4 [edit]
Shortened from paratrooper
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
para (plural paras)
- A paratrooper.
Etymology 5 [edit]
Shortened from paralytic
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
para (comparative more para, superlative most para)
Anagrams [edit]
Albanian [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
Back formation from përpara, from Proto-Albanian *pər-parə-a, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥H-e/o-s 'before, in front'
Preposition [edit]
para (+ablative)
- before
- in front of
Derived terms [edit]
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Ottoman Turkish پاره (pare, para), from Persian پاره (pâre).
Noun [edit]
para
Catalan [edit]
Verb [edit]
para
- Third-person singular present indicative form of parar.
- Second-person singular imperative form of parar.
Crimean Tatar [edit]
Noun [edit]
para
Declension [edit]
| nominative | para |
|---|---|
| genitive | paranıñ |
| dative | parağa |
| accusative | paranı |
| locative | parada |
| ablative | paradan |
Synonyms [edit]
Finnish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
para
- (witchcraft) A being created to bring milk or butter to its creator.
Declension [edit]
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Declension of para (type kala)
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Derived terms [edit]
Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Verb [edit]
para
- third-person singular past historic of parer
Anagrams [edit]
Guaraní [edit]
Noun [edit]
para
Hungarian [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈpɒrɒ/
- Hyphenation: pa‧ra
Etymology 1 [edit]
Origin uncertain.
Noun [edit]
para (plural parák)
Declension [edit]
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declension of para
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Derived terms [edit]
- Compound words
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Ottoman Turkish پاره (para, “money”), from Persian پاره (pâre, “piece”).
Noun [edit]
para (plural parák)
- para (a subunit of Ottoman currency)
Derived terms [edit]
Indonesian [edit]
Adverb [edit]
para
Article [edit]
para
Noun [edit]
para
See also [edit]
Italian [edit]
Noun [edit]
para f (plural pare)
- para rubber
- crepe (for shoes)
Verb [edit]
para
Anagrams [edit]
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
parā
- second-person singular present active imperative of parō
Lithuanian [edit]
Noun [edit]
para f
- 24 hours (day)
- Aš manau kad užtruks apie vieną parą. — I think it will take about 24 hours.
Polish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
para f
Declension [edit]
Portuguese [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Old Portuguese pera, from Latin per (“through”) + ad (“to”).
Alternative forms [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- (Brazil) IPA: /ˈpa.ɾa/, /ˈpa.ɾɐ/
- (Portugal) IPA: /ˈpɐ.ɾɐ/
- (informal, chiefly Brazil) IPA: /pɾa/, /pɾɐ/
- (informal, chiefly Africa) IPA: /pa/
- Hyphenation: pa‧ra
Preposition [edit]
para
- for (directed at, intended to belong to or to be appropriate for)
- 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.
- Tenho um recado para você.
- 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:
- 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?
- E quantos serão bastante tolos para ficar longe de mim?
- 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:
- for; towards; to; in the direction of; (indicates destination)
- 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.
- Ele podia ouvi-la se deslocando para a direita, para obter uma visão desimpedida dele.
- 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:
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Etymology 2 [edit]
Inflected form of parar (“to stop”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- pára (obsolete)
Verb [edit]
para
Quechua [edit]
Noun [edit]
para
Serbo-Croatian [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Proto-Slavic *para, *parъ.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /pâra/
- Hyphenation: pa‧ra
Noun [edit]
pȁra f (Cyrillic spelling па̏ра)
Declension [edit]
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pȁra | pare |
| genitive | pare | pȃrā |
| dative | pari | parama |
| accusative | paru | pare |
| vocative | paro | pare |
| locative | pari | parama |
| instrumental | parom | parama |
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Ottoman Turkish پاره (pare, para), from Persian پاره (pâre).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /pǎra/
- Hyphenation: pa‧ra
Noun [edit]
pàra f (Cyrillic spelling па̀ра)
- para (Yugoslav currency)
- (colloquial) money (usually in plural)
Declension [edit]
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pàra | pare |
| genitive | pare | pȃrā |
| dative | pari | parama |
| accusative | paru | pare |
| vocative | paro | pare |
| locative | pari | parama |
| instrumental | parom | parama |
Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
A corruption of the older form pora (a combination of por and a), influenced by the archaic preposition par.[1]
Preposition [edit]
para
Synonyms [edit]
Descendants [edit]
See also [edit]
Verb [edit]
para (infinitive parar)
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of parar.
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of parar.
Descendants [edit]
Verb [edit]
para (infinitive parir)
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of parir.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of parir.
Swedish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Verb [edit]
para
Conjugation [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Tagalog [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Spanish para (“for”)
Conjunction [edit]
para
Synonyms [edit]
Preposition [edit]
para
- For;
- Nagtatrabaho si Ate Virgie para sa kanyang pamilya.
- Virgie works for her family.
- Nagtatrabaho si Ate Virgie para sa kanyang pamilya.
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Spanish para (“stop”) (second person singular imperative), from parar (“stop”)
Interjection [edit]
para
- Said by any jeepney passenger to call onto the driver to halt the vehicle, with the intention of dismounting.
Synonyms [edit]
Usage notes [edit]
The word is usually paired with ho for respect: para ho.
Turkish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Persian پاره (pâre).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /pɑˈɾɑ/
- Hyphenation: pa‧ra
Noun [edit]
para
Declension [edit]
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Medicine
- English adjectives
- Australian English
- English slang
- English heteronyms
- Albanian terms derived from Proto-Albanian
- Albanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Albanian prepositions
- Albanian ablative prepositions
- Albanian terms derived from Ottoman Turkish
- Albanian terms derived from Persian
- Albanian nouns
- Catalan verb forms
- Crimean Tatar nouns
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish kala-type nominals
- French verb forms
- Guaraní nouns
- Hungarian terms with unknown etymologies
- Hungarian nouns
- Hungarian slang
- Hungarian terms derived from Ottoman Turkish
- Hungarian terms derived from Persian
- hu:Currency
- Indonesian adverbs
- Indonesian articles
- Indonesian nouns
- Italian nouns
- Italian verb forms
- Latin verb forms
- Lithuanian nouns
- Polish nouns
- Polish entries with audio links
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Portuguese
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese prepositions
- Portuguese verb forms
- Portuguese forms of verbs ending in -ar
- Portuguese verb indicative forms
- Portuguese verb third-person forms
- Portuguese verb singular forms
- Portuguese verb present forms
- Quechua nouns
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian feminine nouns
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Ottoman Turkish
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Persian
- Serbo-Croatian colloquialisms
- Spanish prepositions
- Spanish verb forms
- Spanish forms of verbs ending in -ar
- Spanish verb indicative forms
- Spanish verb singular forms
- Spanish verb third-person forms
- Spanish verb present forms
- Spanish verb imperative forms
- Spanish verb second-person forms
- Spanish verb affirmative forms
- Spanish verb informal forms
- Spanish verb subjunctive forms
- Spanish verb first-person forms
- Spanish forms of verbs ending in -ir
- Swedish words suffixed with -a
- Swedish verbs
- Tagalog terms derived from Spanish
- Tagalog conjunctions
- Tagalog prepositions
- Tagalog interjections
- Turkish terms derived from Persian
- Turkish nouns