para

See also: Appendix:Variations of "para"

English

Wikipedia

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

para (plural paras)

Wikipedia

1. Formerly, a 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): /ˈpærə/

Noun

para (plural paras)

1. A paragraph.

Etymology 4

Shortened from paratrooper

Pronunciation

• enPR: păʹrə, IPA^(key): /ˈpærə/

Noun

para (plural paras)

1. A paratrooper.

Etymology 5

Shortened from paralytic

Pronunciation

• enPR: păʹrə, IPA^(key): /ˈpærə/

Adjective

para (comparative more para, superlative most para)

1. (UK, Australia, slang) very drunk

Anagrams

• AARP, apar

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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

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

Noun

para ?

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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Crimean Tatar

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

Borrowing from English para (paratrooper)

Pronunciation

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Noun

para f, m (plural para's)

1. para (paratrooper)

Synonyms

• paratroeper
• paracommando

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧ra
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
• IPA^(key): /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)

		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		paralleˣ	paroilleˣ
essive		parana	paroina
translative		paraksi	paroiksi
instructive		—	paroin
abessive		paratta	paroitta
comitative		—	paroineen

Derived terms

• paranvoi

Anagrams

• arpa, rapa

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French

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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Guaraní

Noun

para

1. sea

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Origin uncertain.

Noun

para (plural parák)

1. suber, cork
2. (slang) fear

Declension

Inflection of para (plural in -k, 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

• parás
• parázik

Compound words

• parafa
• paratölgy

Etymology 2

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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Indonesian

Adverb

para

1. some, the (when talking about people)

Article

para

1. the

Noun

para

1. present (person)
2. joint, shared

See also

• itu

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Italian

Noun

para f (plural pare)

1. para 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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Latin

Verb

parā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of parō

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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

1. definite plural of par

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

para n

1. definite plural of par

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpara]

• audio

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Noun

para f

1. (not used in plural form) steam, water in gaseous phase
2. couple (two partners in a romantic relationship)
3. 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

External links

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

Preposition

para

1. 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.

2. 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?

3. for; 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.

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”).

Pronunciation

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

Alternative forms

• pára (obsolete)

Verb

para

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of parar

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Quechua

Noun

para

1. rain

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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

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

Etymology

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
2. to

Synonyms

• pa', pa (colloquial)

Descendants

• Hiligaynon: para
• Tagalog: para

See also

• por

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.

Descendants

• Hiligaynon: para
• Tagalog: para

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.

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Swedish

Etymology

par +‎ -a

Verb

para

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of para

	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

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Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaːɾa/

• Audio

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Etymology 1

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

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.

Synonyms

• tigil

Usage notes

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

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Turkish

Etymology

From Persian پاره (pâre).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

para

1. money

Declension

declension of para

	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	para	paralar
definite accusative (belirtme)	parayı	paraları
dative (yönelme)	paraya	paralara
locative (bulunma)	parada	paralarda
ablative (çıkma)	paradan	paralardan
genitive (tamlayan)	paranın	paraların