paren

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English

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Etymology

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Clipping of parenthesis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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paren (plural parens)

  1. (informal, especially computing) A parenthesis (bracket used to enclose parenthetical material in text).

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Asturian

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Verb

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paren

  1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of parar

Catalan

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Verb

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paren

  1. third-person plural present indicative of parar

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpaː.rə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ren
  • Rhymes: -aːrən

Etymology 1

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From paar. Attested since the 16th century.

Verb

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paren

  1. (transitive) to pair
  2. (intransitive) to mate, to copulate [with met ‘with’]
Conjugation
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Conjugation of paren (weak)
infinitive paren
past singular paarde
past participle gepaard
infinitive paren
gerund paren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular paar paarde
2nd person sing. (jij) paart, paar2 paarde
2nd person sing. (u) paart paarde
2nd person sing. (gij) paart paarde
3rd person singular paart paarde
plural paren paarden
subjunctive sing.1 pare paarde
subjunctive plur.1 paren paarden
imperative sing. paar
imperative plur.1 paart
participles parend gepaard
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: paar

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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paren

  1. plural of paar

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Galician

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Verb

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paren

  1. third-person plural present indicative of parir
  2. inflection of parar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Louisiana Creole

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from French parent (parent, relative).

Noun

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paren

  1. (a) parent
    Antonym: piti
    Hyponyms: ,
  2. (a) relative
  3. kinfolk

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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paren

  1. Alternative form of parenté (related)

Spanish

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Verb

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paren

  1. inflection of parar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative
  2. third-person plural present indicative of parir

Swedish

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Noun

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paren

  1. definite plural of par

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