Peró

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pero"

Kariri

Etymology

Etymology tree

Pre-Greekbor.

Ancient Greek πέτρος (pétros)

Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros)bor.

Latin Petrus

Old Galician-Portuguese Pedro

Portuguese Pedrobor.

Old Tupi Peróbor.

Kariri Peró

Either borrowed from Old Tupi Peró, or already directly from Portuguese Pero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈɾo/
• Rhymes: -o

Proper noun

Peró (unknown possessiveness) (Kipeá)

1. a male given name from Portuguese, equivalent to English Peter
   • 1699, Luis Vincencio Mamiani, edited by Miguel Deslandes, Arte de grammatica da lingua brasilica da naçam kiriri [Art of grammar of the Brazilian language of the Kiriri nation] (overall work in Portuguese and Latin), Lisbon, page 59:

     Però dupari dumará.

     Peter, the one who kills his own enemy.

   • 1699, Luis Vincencio Mamiani, edited by Miguel Deslandes, Arte de grammatica da lingua brasilica da naçam kiriri [Art of grammar of the Brazilian language of the Kiriri nation] (overall work in Portuguese and Latin), Lisbon, page 59:

     Però dipacriri hinhà […] Sipacritè hinhà.

     Peter, the one who was killed by me […] the thing killed by me.

   • 1699, Luis Vincencio Mamiani, edited by Miguel Deslandes, Arte de grammatica da lingua brasilica da naçam kiriri [Art of grammar of the Brazilian language of the Kiriri nation] (overall work in Portuguese and Latin), Lisbon, page 68:

     Wicri Però mo ſerà Pãulo.

     Peter went to Paul’s house.

   • 1699, Luis Vincencio Mamiani, edited by Miguel Deslandes, Arte de grammatica da lingua brasilica da naçam kiriri [Art of grammar of the Brazilian language of the Kiriri nation] (overall work in Portuguese and Latin), Lisbon, page 70:

     Icrikiè Però endohò bo dinhikienghi eyai, bo duriwò enà, bo dimŷ enà do erendè.

     Peter asks of you that he cause compassion to you, that he be helped by you, that he be taken by you as your friend.

   • 1699, Luis Vincencio Mamiani, edited by Miguel Deslandes, Arte de grammatica da lingua brasilica da naçam kiriri [Art of grammar of the Brazilian language of the Kiriri nation] (overall work in Portuguese and Latin), Lisbon, page 71:

     Sucà Però do dibŷſaprì.

     Peter wants to be whipped.

Occitan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈɾu/

Proper noun

Peró m

1. Peru (a country in South America)

Derived terms

• peroan m, peroana f

Old Tupi

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Pedro.

Proper noun

Peró

1. a male given name from Portuguese, equivalent to English Peter
   • 1622, anonymous author, “Alcançar ia a alguẽ q. uay caminhando”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica, volume 1 (overall work in Old Tupi and Portuguese), Piratininga, page 30; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, São Paulo: USP, 1953:

     Aço Pero rupigtigca igpe.

     [Asó Peró rupytyka 'ype.]

     I went to the river to catch up with Peter.

Derived terms

• peró