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English[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

para (plural paras)

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  1. (historical) A former 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]

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Noun[edit]

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[edit]
See also[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Shortened from paragraph

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

para (plural paras)

  1. A paragraph.

Etymology 4[edit]

Shortened from paratrooper

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

para (plural paras)

  1. A paratrooper.

Etymology 5[edit]

Shortened from paralytic

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

para (comparative more para, superlative most para)

  1. (Britain, Australia, slang) very drunk

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)

  1. before
  2. in front of
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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

  1. money

Asturian[edit]

Verb[edit]

para

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

Catalan[edit]

Verb[edit]

para

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

Cebuano[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Verb[edit]

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[edit]

para

  1. for

Crimean Tatar[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

para

  1. cash, money

Declension[edit]

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

Synonyms[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English para (paratrooper).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio
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  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Noun[edit]

para f, m (plural para's)

  1. para (paratrooper)

Synonyms[edit]

Esperanto[edit]

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. even (not odd)

Finnish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

para

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

Declension[edit]

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

Derived terms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

French[edit]

Verb[edit]

para

  1. third-person singular past historic of parer

Anagrams[edit]

Galician[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Preposition[edit]

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[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

para f (plural paras)

  1. peel; rind; skin (outer layer of a fruit or vegetable)
Synonyms[edit]

Gamo[edit]

Noun[edit]

para

  1. horse

References[edit]

  • Corinna Handschuh, A typology of marked-S languages

Guaraní[edit]

Noun[edit]

para

  1. sea

Hungarian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Etymology 1[edit]

Of uncertain origin.

Noun[edit]

para (plural parák)

  1. suber, cork
  2. (slang) fear
Declension[edit]
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
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[edit]

(Compound words):

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

para (plural parák)

  1. para (a subunit of Ottoman currency)
Derived terms[edit]

Ido[edit]

Adjective[edit]

para

  1. (mathematics) even

Antonyms[edit]

Indonesian[edit]

Adverb[edit]

para

  1. some, the (when talking about people)

Article[edit]

para

  1. the

Noun[edit]

para

  1. present (person)
  2. joint, shared

See also[edit]

Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

para f (plural pare)

  1. para rubber
  2. crepe (for shoes)

Verb[edit]

para

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

Anagrams[edit]

Javanese[edit]

Article[edit]

para

  1. marker of group or collectivity

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

parā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of parō

References[edit]

Lithuanian[edit]

Noun[edit]

para f

  1. 24 hours (day)
    Aš manau kad užtruks apie vieną parą.
    I think it will take about 24 hours.

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

para n pl

  1. definite plural of par

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

para n pl

  1. definite plural of par

Papiamentu[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Portuguese pássaro and Spanish pájaro and Kabuverdianu pasru.

Noun[edit]

para

  1. bird

Etymology 2[edit]

From Portuguese parar and Spanish parar

Verb[edit]

para

  1. to stop
  2. to stand

Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *para, *parъ.

Noun[edit]

para f

  1. (uncountable) steam, water in gaseous phase
  2. (uncountable) breath
Declension[edit]
declension of para
singular
nominative para
genitive pary
dative parze
accusative parę
instrumental parą
locative parze
vocative paro

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

para f

  1. couple (two partners in a romantic relationship)
  2. pair (two objects)
Declension[edit]
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[edit]

  • para in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Alternative forms[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (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[edit]

para

  2. 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.
    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
    • 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?
  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, 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.
    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.

Usage notes[edit]

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

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

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.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

instead of

  • Comprei um bolo para eu comer.
    I bought a cake for me to eat.

Such usage is strongly proscribed.

Synonyms[edit]

Quotations[edit]

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

Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from para
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Inflected form of parar (“to stop”).

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

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

Quechua[edit]

Noun[edit]

para

  1. rain

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Sanaviron[edit]

Noun[edit]

para

  1. water

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • 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

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *para, *parъ.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

pȁra f (Cyrillic spelling па̏ра)

  1. steam
  2. vapor
Declension[edit]
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[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

pàra f (Cyrillic spelling па̀ра)

  1. para (Yugoslav currency)
  2. (colloquial) money (usually in plural)
Declension[edit]
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

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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[edit]

para

  1. for (for the purpose of)
  2. to
Synonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Form of parar.

Verb[edit]

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[edit]

Form of parir.

Verb[edit]

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[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From par +‎ -a.

Verb[edit]

para

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

Conjugation[edit]

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[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish para (“for”).

Conjunction[edit]

para

  1. For; so; in order that.
    Tumakbo ako para makaabot sa kanila.
    I ran to catch up with them.
Synonyms[edit]

Preposition[edit]

para

  1. for
    Nagtatrabaho si Ate Virgie para sa kanyang pamilya.
    Virgie works for her family.

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Interjection[edit]

para

  1. Said by any jeepney passenger to call onto the driver to halt the vehicle, with the intention of dismounting.
Usage notes[edit]

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

Synonyms[edit]

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish پاره‎ (pare, para), from Persian پاره‎ (pâre), from Middle Persian [Term?].

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

para (definite accusative parayı, plural paralar)

  1. money

Declension[edit]

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
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