päron

See also: paron and parón

Swedish

päron på träd [pears on a tree]

Etymology

From Old Swedish pæra, pærun, from Old Norse pera f, from Vulgar Latin *pira, originally the plural of Latin pirum, but reanalyzed as feminine singular, +‎ -on (neutral noun-forming suffix; used in the names of fruits and berries). The sense "parent" probably originates from the similarity to English parent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpæːˌrɔn/

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Noun

päron n

1. pear (fruit)

   Päron växer på päronträd

   Pears grow on pear trees

   päronhalvor med After Eight

   pear halves with After Eight

2. (slang) parent

   Jag vill gärna ha en moppe men får inte för päronen.

   I would like to have a moped, but my parents won't let me.

3. the barrel of a clarinet
4. indefinite plural of pära

Declension

Declension of päron

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	päron	pärons
	definite	päronet	päronets
plural	indefinite	päron	pärons
	definite	päronen	päronens

Derived terms

• päroncider
• päronsoda
• päronträd
• äpplen och päron (“apples and oranges”)

Descendants

• → Finnish: päärynä

See also

• frukt (“fruit”)

References

• “päron”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “päron”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Svensk MeSH