перо

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pero"

Bulgarian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥der.?

Proto-Slavic *però

Bulgarian перо

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *però.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɛˈrɔ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -rɔ
• Syllabification^(key): пе‧ро

Noun

перо́ • (peró) n (diminutive перце́)

1. feather
2. plume
3. pen

Declension

Declension of перо́

	singular	plural
indefinite	перо́ peró	пера́ perá
definite	перо́то peróto	пера́та peráta

References

• “перо”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “перо”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Carpathian Rusyn

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *però. See there for more.

Noun

перо • (pero)

1. feather
2. (cycling) chainstay
3. (cycling) seatstay

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pero (“feather”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛɾɔ]

Noun

перо • (pero) n (diminutive перце)

1. (rare) feather
2. quill
3. shuttlecock

Declension

Declension of перо

	singular	plural
indefinite	перо (pero)	пера (pera)
definite unspecified	перото (peroto)	перата (perata)
definite proximal	перово (perovo)	перава (perava)
definite distal	пероно (perono)	перана (perana)
vocative	перо (pero)	пера (pera)

See also

• пердув (perduv)

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *però; see there for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʲɪˈro]

• Audio:

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Noun

перо́ • (peró) n inan (genitive пера́, nominative plural пе́рья, genitive plural пе́рьев, relational adjective перьево́й, diminutive пёрышко)

1. feather, plume
2. (uncountable) feathers, down (as a commodity or insulating material)
3. nib, quill (writing implement)
4. (figurative, literary) pen (a writer, a writer's individual style, or a metonymic reference to the process of writing)

   зло́е перо́ ― zlóje peró ― a caustic pen (a bitter, scathing style)

   кла́сть перо́ / положи́ть перо́ ― klástʹ peró / položítʹ peró ― to put down the pen (to stop writing)

5. (dated) blade, vane, cutting edge (of a tool or implement)

   Synonym: ло́пасть (lópastʹ)

6. (criminal slang) knife
7. (horticulture, colloquial) spear, scape (of garlic, onion, etc.)
   • 1913, Максим Горький [Maxim Gorky], “X”, in Детство; English translation from Ronald Wilks, transl., My Childhood, 1966:

     Пи́ли чай с ро́мом, — он име́л за́пах жжёных лу́ковых пе́рьев[...]

     Píli čaj s rómom, — on imél zápax žžónyx lúkovyx pérʹjev[...]

     The guests were drinking tea mixed with rum – which smelled like burnt onions[...]

8. (figurative) fin (of a marine creature)
9. (figurative) tail (of a dog)
10. (cycling) stay (chainstay or seatstay)

Declension

Declension of перо́ (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-d irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	перо́ peró	пе́рья△ pérʹja△
genitive	пера́ perá	пе́рьев△ pérʹjev△
dative	перу́ perú	пе́рьям△ pérʹjam△
accusative	перо́ peró	пе́рья△ pérʹja△
instrumental	перо́м peróm	пе́рьями△ pérʹjami△
prepositional	пере́ peré	пе́рьях△ pérʹjax△

^△ Irregular.

Pre-reform declension of перо́ (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-d irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	перо́ peró	пе́рья△ pérʹja△
genitive	пера́ perá	пе́рьевъ△ pérʹjev△
dative	перу́ perú	пе́рьямъ△ pérʹjam△
accusative	перо́ peró	пе́рья△ pérʹja△
instrumental	перо́мъ peróm	пе́рьями△ pérʹjami△
prepositional	перѣ́ perě́	пе́рьяхъ△ pérʹjax△

^△ Irregular.

Related terms

• белопёрый (belopjóryj)
• златопёрый (zlatopjóryj)
• краснопёрый (krasnopjóryj)
• опере́ние (operénije)
• опериться (operitʹsja)
• пери́на (perína)
• пе́ристый (péristyj)
• перна́тый (pernátyj)
• перое́д (perojéd)
• светлопёрый (svetlopjóryj)
• синепёрый (sinepjóryj)
• чернопёрый (černopjóryj)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: pero
• → Kildin Sami: пера (p’era)
• → Ingrian: pero

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pěro/
• Hyphenation: пе‧ро

Noun

пѐро n (Latin spelling pèro)

1. feather, plume
2. pen, quill (for writing)

   чов(ј)ек од пера ― a man of letters

3. (figuratively) author, writer
4. plectrum

   Synonyms: плѐктро̄н, тр̏залица

5. flange of a mace head

Declension

Declension of перо

	singular	plural
nominative	перо	пера
genitive	пера	пера
dative	перу	перима
accusative	перо	пера
vocative	перо	пера
locative	перу	перима
instrumental	пером	перима

Derived terms

• пе̑рје
• пѐрнат
• пе́рница

References

• “перо”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [peˈrɔ]

• Audio:

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Noun

перо́ • (peró) n inan (genitive пера́, nominative plural пе́ра, genitive plural пер, diminutive пірце́ or пір'ї́нка or піри́нка)

1. pen
2. feather

Declension

Declension of перо́
(inan hard neut-form accent-d)

	singular	plural
nominative	перо́ peró	пе́ра péra
genitive	пера́ perá	пер per
dative	перу́ perú	пе́рам péram
accusative	перо́ peró	пе́ра péra
instrumental	перо́м peróm	пе́рами péramy
locative	пері́ perí	пе́рах pérax
vocative	перо́ peró	пе́ра péra

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “перо”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “перо”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[1]