paras

See also: Appendix:Variations of "paras"

English

Noun

paras

1. plural of para

Anagrams

• Psara, apars, apsar, parsa

Asturian

Verb

paras

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of parar

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧ras
• IPA^(key): /paˈɾas/, [paˈɾas]

Noun

parás

1. an elevated path created across water or wet land, such as in a rice paddy

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧ras
• IPA^(key): /paˈɾas/, [pʌˈɾ̪as̪]

Noun

paras

1. a vineyard
2. a grapevine; the plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow

Adjective

paras

1. uncouth

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

paras

1. wind

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paras. Cognate with Finnish paras, Võro paras, Northern Sami buorre.

Adjective

paras (genitive paraja, partitive parajat or parast, comparative parajam, superlative kõige parajam)

1. suitable, appropriate, proper, fitting

   Need saapad on mulle parajad.

   These boots are fitting for me.

2. big, nice

   Ta on üks paras jõmpsikas.

   He's a big brat.

Inflection

Declension of paras (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	paras	parajad
accusative	paraja	parajad
genitive	paraja	parajate
partitive	parajat	parajaid
illative	parajasse	parajatesse parajaisse
inessive	parajas	parajates parajais
elative	parajast	parajatest parajaist
allative	parajale	parajatele parajaile
adessive	parajal	parajatel parajail
ablative	parajalt	parajatelt parajailt
translative	parajaks	parajateks parajaiks
terminative	parajani	parajateni
essive	parajana	parajatena
abessive	parajata	parajateta
comitative	parajaga	parajatega

Interjection

paras

1. Expresses schadenfreude

   Ta sai peksa. Paras talle!

   He got beaten up. Good for him!

Finnish

Alternative forms

• parhain, parahin

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paras, derived from Proto-Finno-Permic *para. Cognate with Estonian paras, Võro paras, Northern Sami buorrẹ, Erzya паро (paro), Moksha пара (para), Komi-Zyrian бур (bur), Udmurt бур (bur), Eastern Mari поро (poro, “good”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrɑs/, [ˈpɑ̝rɑ̝s̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑs
• Syllabification^(key): pa‧ras

Adjective

paras

1. superlative degree of hyvä

   maailman parhaaksi ― for the good of the world

   Hän on maailman paras juoksija.

   He is the best runner in the world.

   Sinun olisi parasta olla hiljaa.

   You had better be silent.

Declension

Inflection of paras (Kotus type 41*/vieras, rh-r gradation)
nominative		paras	parhaat
genitive		parhaan	parhaiden parhaitten
partitive		parasta	parhaita
illative		parhaaseen	parhaisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		paras	parhaat
accusative	nom.	paras	parhaat
	gen.	parhaan
genitive		parhaan	parhaiden parhaitten parastenrare
partitive		parasta	parhaita
inessive		parhaassa	parhaissa
elative		parhaasta	parhaista
illative		parhaaseen	parhaisiin parhaihinrare
adessive		parhaalla	parhailla
ablative		parhaalta	parhailta
allative		parhaalle	parhaille
essive		parhaana	parhaina
translative		parhaaksi	parhaiksi
instructive		—	parhain
abessive		parhaatta	parhaitta
comitative		—	parhaine

Possessive forms of paras (type vieras)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative parhaani parhaani accusative nom. parhaani parhaani gen. parhaani genitive parhaani parhaideni parhaitteni parastenirare partitive parastani parhaitani inessive parhaassani parhaissani elative parhaastani parhaistani illative parhaaseeni parhaisiini parhaihinirare adessive parhaallani parhaillani ablative parhaaltani parhailtani allative parhaalleni parhailleni essive parhaanani parhainani translative parhaakseni parhaikseni instructive — — abessive parhaattani parhaittani comitative — parhaineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative parhaasi parhaasi accusative nom. parhaasi parhaasi gen. parhaasi genitive parhaasi parhaidesi parhaittesi parastesirare partitive parastasi parhaitasi inessive parhaassasi parhaissasi elative parhaastasi parhaistasi illative parhaaseesi parhaisiisi parhaihisirare adessive parhaallasi parhaillasi ablative parhaaltasi parhailtasi allative parhaallesi parhaillesi essive parhaanasi parhainasi translative parhaaksesi parhaiksesi instructive — — abessive parhaattasi parhaittasi comitative — parhainesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative parhaamme parhaamme accusative nom. parhaamme parhaamme gen. parhaamme genitive parhaamme parhaidemme parhaittemme parastemmerare partitive parastamme parhaitamme inessive parhaassamme parhaissamme elative parhaastamme parhaistamme illative parhaaseemme parhaisiimme parhaihimmerare adessive parhaallamme parhaillamme ablative parhaaltamme parhailtamme allative parhaallemme parhaillemme essive parhaanamme parhainamme translative parhaaksemme parhaiksemme instructive — — abessive parhaattamme parhaittamme comitative — parhainemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative parhaanne parhaanne accusative nom. parhaanne parhaanne gen. parhaanne genitive parhaanne parhaidenne parhaittenne parastennerare partitive parastanne parhaitanne inessive parhaassanne parhaissanne elative parhaastanne parhaistanne illative parhaaseenne parhaisiinne parhaihinnerare adessive parhaallanne parhaillanne ablative parhaaltanne parhailtanne allative parhaallenne parhaillenne essive parhaananne parhainanne translative parhaaksenne parhaiksenne instructive — — abessive parhaattanne parhaittanne comitative — parhainenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative parhaansa parhaansa accusative nom. parhaansa parhaansa gen. parhaansa genitive parhaansa parhaidensa parhaittensa parastensarare partitive parastaan parastansa parhaitaan parhaitansa inessive parhaassaan parhaassansa parhaissaan parhaissansa elative parhaastaan parhaastansa parhaistaan parhaistansa illative parhaaseensa parhaisiinsa parhaihinsarare adessive parhaallaan parhaallansa parhaillaan parhaillansa ablative parhaaltaan parhaaltansa parhailtaan parhailtansa allative parhaalleen parhaallensa parhailleen parhaillensa essive parhaanaan parhaanansa parhainaan parhainansa translative parhaakseen parhaaksensa parhaikseen parhaiksensa instructive — — abessive parhaattaan parhaattansa parhaittaan parhaittansa comitative — parhaineen parhainensa

Antonyms

• huonoin

Derived terms

• parhaansa mukaan

Related terms

• parempi

Collocations

• olla jonkun omaksi parhaaksi ― to be for one's own good
• koitua jonkun parhaaksi ― to turn out for someone's best
• nähdä jonkun parhaaksi ― to see something as one's best option

  Näin parhaaksi häipyä paikalta.

  I saw it best to get out of there.

Anagrams

• parsa

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

paras

1. second-person singular past historic of parer

Anagrams

• râpas

Indonesian

Noun

paras

1. face

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paras. Cognates include Finnish paras and Estonian paras.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrɑs/, [ˈpɑrɑz̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrɑs/, [ˈpɑrɑʒ̥]
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑs
• Hyphenation: pa‧ras

Adjective

paras (not comparable)

1. best
2. favourite

Declension

Declension of paras (type 2/patsas, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	paras	parraat
genitive	parraan	parrain
partitive	parasta, parast	parraita, paraja
illative	parraasse	parraisse
inessive	parraas	parrais
elative	parraast	parraist
allative	parraalle	parraille
adessive	parraal	parrail
ablative	parraalt	parrailt
translative	parraaks	parraiks
essive	parraanna, parraan	parrainna, parrain
exessive1)	parraant	parraint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Soikkola declension of paras (type 2/patsas, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	paras	parahat, paraat
genitive	parahan	parahiin
partitive	parasta	parahia
illative	parahasse	parahisse
inessive	parahaas	parahiis
elative	parahast	parahist
allative	parahalle	parahille
adessive	parahaal	parahiil
ablative	parahalt	parahilt
translative	parahaks	parahiks
essive	parahaan	parahiin
exessive1)	parahant	parahint
1) Obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)

Derived terms

• paraikaa
• paraikoi
• pareta

 

Related terms

• paremp (“better”)

See also

• hyvä (“good”)

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 384
• Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎^[1], →ISBN, page 74

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pedas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapəjəs. Doublet of aplas.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧ras
• IPA^(key): /pəˈɾas/, [pəˈɾäs]

Noun

paras

1. spiciness, pungence

Derived terms

• kaparasan
• keparasan
• maparas

 

See also

• Paras

Karao

Noun

paras

1. test

Karelian

Adjective

paras

1. best

Ladino

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پاره‎ (para), from Persian پاره‎ (pâre, “coin, money”).

Noun

paras f pl (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling פאראס‎)

1. money

Latin

Verb

parās

1. second-person singular present active indicative of parō

Maguindanao

Noun

paras

1. face

Malay

Noun

paras (Jawi spelling ڤارس‎, plural paras-paras, informal 1st possessive parasku, 2nd possessive parasmu, 3rd possessive parasnya)

1. level (distance relative to a given reference elevation)

Further reading

• “paras” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maranao

Noun

paras

1. face

Portuguese

Verb

paras

1. second-person singular present indicative of parar

Spanish

Verb

paras

1. second-person singular present indicative of parar
2. second-person singular present subjunctive of parir

Swedish

Verb

paras

1. passive infinitive of para
2. present passive of para

Anagrams

• aspar, raspa, spara