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See also: Appendix:Variations of "para"
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Ancient Greek παρά (pará, “beside; next to, near, from; against, contrary to”).
Prefix[edit]
para-
- above, beyond
- beside, near, alongside; throughout
- abnormal, incorrect
- resembling
- para-communist
- (organic chemistry) In isomeric benzene derivatives, having the two substituents in opposite (1,4) positions (compare ortho- and meta-)
- Synonym: p-
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms →
terms derived from παρά (beside, abnormal, resembling, chem.)
terms derived from παρά (above,beyond)
Translations[edit]
above, beyond
Etymology 2[edit]
From French para-, from Italian para-, from para, imperative of parare (“to defend, shield, shroud”), from Latin parō (“I prepare”).
Prefix[edit]
para-
- (obsolete, not productive) to guard against, to avert, to shield from; to provide protection against, defence from
Derived terms[edit]
- para-bore (jest, nonce word), protection against bores[1]
- paragrandine
- parasol
- paravane
Related terms[edit]
terms related to para-, but not formed in English
Etymology 3[edit]
From parachute.
Prefix[edit]
para-
Derived terms[edit]
terms derived from para- (parachute)
Etymology 4[edit]
From Paralympic.
Prefix[edit]
para-
- disability sport
Derived terms[edit]
Paralympic sport
See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Bikol Central[edit]
Prefix[edit]
para-
- used in naming any professions
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Ancient Greek παρά- (pará-, “beside”).
Prefix[edit]
para-
- para- (all senses)
Etymology 2[edit]
Via Italian para-, from parare, from Latin parō (“to shield”).
Prefix[edit]
para-
Synonyms[edit]
- garde- (e.g. garde-boue, garde-bras)
- pare- (e.g. pare-chocs, pare-soleil)
Ido[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English para-, French para-, Italian para-, Spanish para-. Decision no. 105, Progreso III.
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
para-
- prefix denoting protection against, something to ward off
- para- + pluvo (“rain”) → parapluvo (“umbrella”)
- para- + moskito (“mosquito”) → paramoskito (“mosquito net”)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- parai- (before a slender consonant)
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek παρα- (para-)
Prefix[edit]
para-
Derived terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
para- | phara- | bpara- |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- "para(i)-" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek παρα- (para-)
Prefix[edit]
para-
- para- (all senses)
Polish[edit]
Prefix[edit]
para-
- para- (resembling)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- para- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek παρα- (para-)
Prefix[edit]
para- (Cyrillic spelling пара-)
- Para-.
- para- + nàuka (“science”) → paranauka (“parascience”)
- para- + nȍrmālno (“normally”) → paranormalno (“paranormal”)
References[edit]
- ^ “para-” in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN.
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek παρα- (para-)
Prefix[edit]
para-
Derived terms[edit]
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