para

See also: Appendix:Variations of "para"

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian pàra/па̀ра, from Ottoman Turkish پاره‎ (pare, para), from Persian پاره‎ (pâre).

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: päʹrə, IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːɹə/
• (US) enPR: pärʹə, IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːɹə/

Noun

para (plural paras)

1. (historical) A former subunit of currency in several countries in the Ottoman/Turkish and Yugoslav regions.

Etymology 2

The second part of words such as primipara and multipara

Noun

para (plural paras)

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

Related terms

• multipara
• nullipara
• primipara

See also

• gravida

Etymology 3

Shortened from paragraph

Pronunciation

• enPR: păʹrə, IPA^(key): /ˈpæɹə/

Noun

para (plural paras)

1. Clipping of paragraph.

Etymology 4

Shortened from paratrooper

Pronunciation

• enPR: păʹrə, IPA^(key): /ˈpæɹə/

Noun

para (plural paras)

1. A paratrooper.

Etymology 5

Shortened from paralytic

Pronunciation

• enPR: păʹrə, IPA^(key): /ˈpæɹə/

• Audio (AU)

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Adjective

para (comparative more para, superlative most para)

1. (Britain, Australia, slang) very drunk

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:drunk

Anagrams

• AARP, ARPA, Rapa, apar

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'Are'are

Noun

para

1. fishhook

Verb

para

1. be white

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

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Albanian

Etymology 1

Back formation from përpara, from Proto-Albanian *pər-parə-a, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥H-e/o-s (“before, in front”)

Preposition

para (+ablative)

1. before
2. in front of

Derived terms

• përpara

Etymology 2

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

Noun

para f (indefinite plural para, definite singular paraja, definite plural paratë)

1. money

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Asturian

Verb

para

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

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Catalan

Verb

para

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

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Verb

para

1. to flag down; to signal to, especially to stop a passing vehicle etc.
2. to signal a driver to stop in order for one to alight a vehicle

Preposition

para

1. for

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

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

Noun

para

1. cash, money

Declension

Declension of para

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

Synonyms

• aqça

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English para (paratrooper).

Pronunciation

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Noun

para f or m (plural para's)

1. para (paratrooper)

Synonyms

• paratroeper
• paracommando

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Esperanto

Etymology

From paro (“pair”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpara/
• Hyphenation: par‧a
• Rhymes: -ara

Adjective

para (accusative singular paran, plural paraj, accusative plural parajn)

1. even (not odd)

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧ra
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrɑ/, [ˈpɑrɑ]

Noun

para

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

Declension

Inflection of para (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		para	parat
genitive		paran	parojen
partitive		paraa	paroja
illative		paraan	paroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		para	parat
accusative	nom.	para	parat
	gen.	paran
genitive		paran	parojen parainrare
partitive		paraa	paroja
inessive		parassa	paroissa
elative		parasta	paroista
illative		paraan	paroihin
adessive		paralla	paroilla
ablative		paralta	paroilta
allative		paralle	paroille
essive		parana	paroina
translative		paraksi	paroiksi
instructive		—	paroin
abessive		paratta	paroitta
comitative		—	paroineen

Possessive forms of para (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	parani	paramme
2nd person	parasi	paranne
3rd person	paransa

Derived terms

• paranvoi

Anagrams

• arpa, rapa

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French

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Verb

para

1. third-person singular past historic of parer

Anagrams

• râpa

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Galician

Etymology 1

Preposition

para

1. for (directed at, intended to belong to)
2. for (to obtain)
3. to, toward (indicating destination)
4. for (by the standards of)
5. (after a form of estar) about to

Derived terms

• pró

Etymology 2

Noun

para f (plural paras)

1. peel; rind; skin (outer layer of a fruit or vegetable)

Synonyms

• carapa, carapela, casca, monda, paraza, pel, pela, peladura, peleca, pelica, plana, tona

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Gamo

Noun

para

1. horse

References

• Corinna Handschuh, A typology of marked-S languages

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Guaraní

Noun

para

1. sea

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɒrɒ]
• Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Etymology 1

Of uncertain origin.

Noun

para (plural parák)

1. suber, cork

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	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
non-attributive possessive - singular	paráé	paráké
non-attributive possessive - plural	paráéi	parákéi

Possessive forms of para
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
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

Derived terms

• parás

(Compound words):

• parafa
• paratölgy

Etymology 2

Perhaps from paranoia.

Noun

para

1. (slang) fear

   Synonyms: félelem, rettegés

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	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
non-attributive possessive - singular	paráé	paráké
non-attributive possessive - plural	paráéi	parákéi

Possessive forms of para
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
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

Derived terms

• parázik

Adjective

para (comparative parább, superlative legparább)

1. (slang) scary, spooky, sinister, dark

   Synonyms: félelmetes, rémisztő, ijesztő, baljós

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	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
non-attributive possessive - singular	paráé	paráké
non-attributive possessive - plural	paráéi	parákéi

Etymology 3

From paraméter.

Noun

para

1. (slang) (physical) parameter (height, weight, and age, often asked at the beginning of online dating)

   Mik a paráid? ― What are your parameters?

   Synonym: paraméter

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	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
non-attributive possessive - singular	paráé	paráké
non-attributive possessive - plural	paráéi	parákéi

Possessive forms of para
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
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

Etymology 4

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

Noun

para (plural parák)

1. para (a subunit of Ottoman currency)

Derived terms

• parányi

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Ido

Adjective

para

1. (mathematics) even

Antonyms

• nepara

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Indonesian

Adverb

para

1. some, the (when talking about people)

Article

para

1. the

Noun

para (plural, first-person possessive paraku, second-person possessive paramu, third-person possessive paranya)

1. present (person)
2. joint, shared

See also

• itu

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Italian

Noun

para f (plural pare)

1. crepe rubber
2. crepe (for shoes)

Verb

para

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

Anagrams

• apra, arpa, rapa

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Javanese

Article

para

1. marker of group or collectivity

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Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese parar.

Verb

para

1. to stop

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Latin

Verb

parā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of parō

References

• para in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• para in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

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Lithuanian

Noun

para f

1. 24 hours (day)

   Aš manau kad užtruks apie vieną parą.

   I think it will take about 24 hours.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• parene

Noun

para n pl

1. definite plural of par

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

para n pl

1. definite plural of par

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀧𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• पर (Devanagari script)
• পর (Bengali script)
• පර (Sinhalese script)
• ပရ (Burmese script)
• ปร or ปะระ (Thai script)
• ᨷᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ປຣ or ປະຣະ (Lao script)
• បរ (Khmer script)

Adjective

para

1. other, another
2. alien
3. outsider

Declension

Declension table of "para" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	paro	pare
Accusative (second)	paraṃ	pare
Instrumental (third)	parena	parehi or parebhi
Dative (fourth)	parassa	paresaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	parasmā or paramhā or parā	parehi or parebhi
Genitive (sixth)	parassa	paresaṃ
Locative (seventh)	parasmiṃ or paramhi or pare	paresu

Declension table of "parā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	parā	parāyo or parā
Accusative (second)	paraṃ	parāyo or parā
Instrumental (third)	parāya	parāhi or parābhi
Dative (fourth)	parāya	parāsaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	parāya	parāhi or parābhi
Genitive (sixth)	parāya	parāsaṃ
Locative (seventh)	parāya or parāyaṃ	parāsu

Declension table of "para" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	paraṃ	parāni
Accusative (second)	paraṃ	parāni
Instrumental (third)	parena	parehi or parebhi
Dative (fourth)	parassa	paresaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	parasmā or paramhā or parā	parehi or parebhi
Genitive (sixth)	parassa	paresaṃ
Locative (seventh)	parasmiṃ or paramhi or pare	paresu

References

• para in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)

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Papiamentu

Etymology 1

From Spanish pájaro and Portuguese pássaro and Kabuverdianu pasaru.

Noun

para

1. bird

Etymology 2

From Portuguese parar and Spanish parar and Kabuverdianu para.

Verb

para

1. to stop
2. to stand

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ra/

• audio

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *para, *parъ.

Noun

para f

1. (uncountable) steam, water in gaseous phase
2. (uncountable) breath

Declension

declension of para

	singular
nominative	para
genitive	pary
dative	parze
accusative	parę
instrumental	parą
locative	parze
vocative	paro

Etymology 2

From Middle High German pâr (German Paar), from Latin pār.

Noun

para f

1. couple (two partners in a romantic relationship)
2. pair (two objects)

Declension

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

Further reading

• para in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• para in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

Earlier pera, from Old Portuguese pera, from Latin per (“through”) + ad (“to”).

Alternative forms

• pera (obsolete)
• pra (eye dialect)
• pa (eye dialect)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ɾɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɐ.ɾɐ/
• (informal, chiefly Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾa/, /pɾɐ/
• (informal, chiefly Africa and rural Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa/
• Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Preposition

para

2. for (directed at, intended to belong to or to be appropriate for)
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 186:

     Tenho um recado para você.

     I have a message for you.

   Ração para gatos.

   Food for cats.

   O que é bom para gripe?

   What is good for the flu?

4. indicates application of an adjective; to
   • 2001, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Cálice de Fogo [Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire] (Harry Potter; 4), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 514:

     E quantos serão bastante tolos para ficar longe de mim?

     And how many will be foolish enough to stay away from me?

6. to; so; in order to (indicates purpose)

   Comprei um baixo para tocar numa banda.

   I bought a bass to play in a band.

8. towards; to; in the direction of (indicates destination)
   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, 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.

   Vamos para a minha casa.

   Let’s go to my house.

10. introduces the location, direction or context that applies to a verb

    Essa janela abre para um longo vale.

    This window opens into a long valley.

12. to (to the value of)

    A cor da banana foi de amarelo para preto.

    The colour of the banana went from yellow to black.

    O valor da casa da minha casa baixou para menos do que o que eu paguei.

    The value of my house lowered to less than what I paid.

14. in the opinion of

    Para mim, esse livro é um dos melhores da história.

    In my opinion, this book is one of the best ever.

16. (with an infinitive) about to; soon to be (indicates that something will happen soon)

    Fiquem quietos que o filme está para começar.

    Be quiet because the film is about to begin.

Contractions

Para + definite article contractions are nonstandard and thus not used in serious writing, but are very widespread in speech and informal writing. Those without r are even more nonstandard:

• para + o → pro, po
• para + os → pros, pos
• para + a → pra, pa
• para + as → pras, pas

Para + indefinite article contractions are also nonstandard, but are not as common:

• para + um → prum
• para + uns → pruns
• para + uma → pruma
• para + umas → prumas

There are some para + personal pronoun contractions, which are also nonstandard and uncommon in writing:

• para + eu → preu
• para + você → procê
• para + ele → prele
• para + eles → preles
• para + ela → prela
• para + elas → prelas

Usage notes

Some senses of para, such as 'in order to', introduce a subordinate clause. When this clause begins with a personal pronoun, some speakers use a prepositional pronoun instead of a nominative one:

• Comprei um bolo para mim comer.

  I bought a cake for me to eat.

instead of the correct

• Comprei um bolo para eu comer.

  I bought a cake for me to eat.

Such usage is strongly proscribed.

Synonyms

• (towards): a, até
• (about to): prestes a, por

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:para.

Derived terms

• estar para
• para com
• para já
• para que
• pra (para + a) (nonstandard)
• pro (para + o) (nonstandard)

 

Related terms

• pelo

Etymology 2

Inflected form of parar (“to stop”).

Alternative forms

• pára (superseded)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ɾɐ/
• Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Verb

para

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of parar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of parar

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Quechua

Noun

para

1. rain

Declension

declension of para

	singular	plural
nominative	para	parakuna
accusative	parata	parakunata
dative	paraman	parakunaman
genitive	parap	parakunap
locative	parapi	parakunapi
terminative	parakama	parakunakama
ablative	paramanta	parakunamanta
instrumental	parawan	parakunawan
comitative	parantin	parakunantin
abessive	parannaq	parakunannaq
comparative	parahina	parakunahina
causative	pararayku	parakunarayku
benefactive	parapaq	parakunapaq
associative	parapura	parakunapura
distributive	paranka	parakunanka
exclusive	paralla	parakunalla

possessive forms of para

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	paray	paraykuna
accusative	parayta	paraykunata
dative	parayman	paraykunaman
genitive	paraypa	paraykunap
locative	paraypi	paraykunapi
terminative	paraykama	paraykunakama
ablative	paraymanta	paraykunamanta
instrumental	paraywan	paraykunawan
comitative	paraynintin	paraykunantin
abessive	parayninnaq	paraykunannaq
comparative	parayhina	paraykunahina
causative	parayrayku	paraykunarayku
benefactive	paraypaq	paraykunapaq
associative	paraypura	paraykunapura
distributive	parayninka	paraykunanka
exclusive	paraylla	paraykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	parayki	paraykikuna
accusative	paraykita	paraykikunata
dative	paraykiman	paraykikunaman
genitive	paraykipa	paraykikunap
locative	paraykipi	paraykikunapi
terminative	paraykikama	paraykikunakama
ablative	paraykimanta	paraykikunamanta
instrumental	paraykiwan	paraykikunawan
comitative	paraykintin	paraykikunantin
abessive	paraykinnaq	paraykikunannaq
comparative	paraykihina	paraykikunahina
causative	paraykirayku	paraykikunarayku
benefactive	paraykipaq	paraykikunapaq
associative	paraykipura	paraykikunapura
distributive	paraykinka	paraykikunanka
exclusive	paraykilla	paraykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	paran	parankuna
accusative	paranta	parankunata
dative	paranman	parankunaman
genitive	paranpa	parankunap
locative	paranpi	parankunapi
terminative	parankama	parankunakama
ablative	paranmanta	parankunamanta
instrumental	paranwan	parankunawan
comitative	paranintin	parankunantin
abessive	paranninnaq	parankunannaq
comparative	paranhina	parankunahina
causative	paranrayku	parankunarayku
benefactive	paranpaq	parankunapaq
associative	paranpura	parankunapura
distributive	paraninka	parankunanka
exclusive	paranlla	parankunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	paranchik	paranchikkuna
accusative	paranchikta	paranchikkunata
dative	paranchikman	paranchikkunaman
genitive	paranchikpa	paranchikkunap
locative	paranchikpi	paranchikkunapi
terminative	paranchikkama	paranchikkunakama
ablative	paranchikmanta	paranchikkunamanta
instrumental	paranchikwan	paranchikkunawan
comitative	paranchiknintin	paranchikkunantin
abessive	paranchikninnaq	paranchikkunannaq
comparative	paranchikhina	paranchikkunahina
causative	paranchikrayku	paranchikkunarayku
benefactive	paranchikpaq	paranchikkunapaq
associative	paranchikpura	paranchikkunapura
distributive	paranchikninka	paranchikkunanka
exclusive	paranchiklla	paranchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	parayku	paraykukuna
accusative	paraykuta	paraykukunata
dative	paraykuman	paraykukunaman
genitive	paraykupa	paraykukunap
locative	paraykupi	paraykukunapi
terminative	paraykukama	paraykukunakama
ablative	paraykumanta	paraykukunamanta
instrumental	paraykuwan	paraykukunawan
comitative	paraykuntin	paraykukunantin
abessive	paraykunnaq	paraykukunannaq
comparative	paraykuhina	paraykukunahina
causative	paraykurayku	paraykukunarayku
benefactive	paraykupaq	paraykukunapaq
associative	paraykupura	paraykukunapura
distributive	paraykunka	paraykukunanka
exclusive	paraykulla	paraykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	paraykichik	paraykichikkuna
accusative	paraykichikta	paraykichikkunata
dative	paraykichikman	paraykichikkunaman
genitive	paraykichikpa	paraykichikkunap
locative	paraykichikpi	paraykichikkunapi
terminative	paraykichikkama	paraykichikkunakama
ablative	paraykichikmanta	paraykichikkunamanta
instrumental	paraykichikwan	paraykichikkunawan
comitative	paraykichiknintin	paraykichikkunantin
abessive	paraykichikninnaq	paraykichikkunannaq
comparative	paraykichikhina	paraykichikkunahina
causative	paraykichikrayku	paraykichikkunarayku
benefactive	paraykichikpaq	paraykichikkunapaq
associative	paraykichikpura	paraykichikkunapura
distributive	paraykichikninka	paraykichikkunanka
exclusive	paraykichiklla	paraykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	paranku	parankukuna
accusative	parankuta	parankukunata
dative	parankuman	parankukunaman
genitive	parankupa	parankukunap
locative	parankupi	parankukunapi
terminative	parankukama	parankukunakama
ablative	parankumanta	parankukunamanta
instrumental	parankuwan	parankukunawan
comitative	parankuntin	parankukunantin
abessive	parankunnaq	parankukunannaq
comparative	parankuhina	parankukunahina
causative	parankurayku	parankukunarayku
benefactive	parankupaq	parankukunapaq
associative	parankupura	parankukunapura
distributive	parankunka	parankukunanka
exclusive	parankulla	parankukunalla

See also

• paray
• tamya

Derived terms

• para jark'ana

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Sanaviron

Noun

para

1. water

See also

• mampa

References

• Julio Salinardi, Córdoba y Traslasierra: integración y disgregación (2006): Con respecto a la lengua sanavirona, hay algunas palabras cuyo significado es seguro, tales comon sacat (pueblo), charaba (cacique), para (agua) y mampa (acequia).
• Čestmír Loukotka, ‎Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 48

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *para, *parъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pâra/
• Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Noun

pȁra f (Cyrillic spelling па̏ра)

1. steam
2. vapor

Declension

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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pǎra/
• Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Noun

pàra f (Cyrillic spelling па̀ра)

1. para (Yugoslav currency)
2. (colloquial) money (usually in plural)

Declension

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

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaɾa/

Etymology 1

A corruption of the older form pora (a combination of por and a, or from Latin pro ad), influenced by the archaic preposition par.^[1]

Preposition

para

1. for, to (expressing a recipient)

   La niña compró un regalo de navidad para su abuela. ― The girl bought a Christmas gift for her grandmother.

   Ahora me gustaría hacer un truco de magia para ustedes. ― I'd now like to perform a magic trick for you-all.

2. to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)

   Estudio cada noche sin descanso para conseguir un trabajo decente al fin de todo esto.

   I study every night tirelessly so I get a decent job at the end of all this.

   Voy a salir temprano para evitar el tráfico. ― I am going to leave early to avoid traffic.

3. by, due, due on, due by (expressing a deadline)

   Necesito tu decisión para fin de mes. ― I need your decision by the end of the month.

   Sus proyectos de grupo son para el viernes sin excepción. ― Your group projects are due Friday without exception.

4. for (expressing contrast from what is expected)

   Para una turista americana, él es en realidad bastante respetuoso.

   For an American tourist, he is actually pretty respectful.

5. for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective)

   Para mí, la música es lo único bueno sobre esa película.

   For me, the music was the only good thing about that film.

   Para mi hermano, su esposa tiene toda la razón.

   As far as my brother is concerned, his wife is totally in the right.

6. for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing using one's efforts for a group or an authority figure such as a sports team or a company/boss)

   Mi sobrino juega para el equipo de los Patos Poderosos. ― My nephew plays for the Mighty Ducks' team.

   Trabajamos para la misma jefe aunque no al mismo tiempo.

   We worked for the same boss but not at the same time.

   Ella trabajó para Microsoft durante años, pero ahora trabaja para Apple.

   She worked for Microsoft for years, but now she works for Apple.

Synonyms

• pa', pa (colloquial)

Derived terms

• como para
• estar para
• para abajo
• para arriba y para abajo
• para colmo
• para con
• para gustos colores
• para gustos hay colores
• para más datos
• para más inri
• para muestra un botón
• para que
• para siempre
• para sus adentros
• tal para cual

 

Descendants

• Hiligaynon: para
• Tagalog: para

See also

• por

Etymology 2

Form of parar.

Verb

para

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.

Etymology 3

Form of parir.

Verb

para

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.

Further reading

• “para” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Swedish

Etymology

From par +‎ -a.

Verb

para

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of para (weak)

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

Related terms

• parning

Anagrams

• apar, rapa

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Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaːɾa/

• Audio

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish para (“for”).

Conjunction

para

1. For; so; in order that.

   Tumakbo ako para makaabot sa kanila.

   I ran to catch up with them.

Synonyms

• upang

Preposition

para

1. for

   Nagtatrabaho si Ate Virgie para sa kanyang pamilya.

   Virgie works for her family.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish para (“stop”) (second person singular imperative), from parar (“stop”)

Interjection

para

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

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• tigil

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Turkish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑˈɾɑ/
• Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Noun

para (definite accusative parayı, plural paralar)

1. money

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	para
Definite accusative	parayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	para	paralar
Definite accusative	parayı	paraları
Dative	paraya	paralara
Locative	parada	paralarda
Ablative	paradan	paralardan
Genitive	paranın	paraların

Descendants

• → German: Para