pero

See also: Pero, perro, péro, peró, però, and перо

Asturian

Conjunction

pero

1. but

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Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish pero (“but”).

Conjunction

pero

1. but

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Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛro/

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Noun

pero n

1. feather
2. pen (writing instrument)

Derived terms

• plnící pero n
• kuličkové pero n

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:SSJC

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Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pero.

Conjunction

pero

1. but, rather

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Fala

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pero, from Latin per hoc (“by this”).

Conjunction

pero

1. but (on the contrary; but rather)

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pero, from Latin per hoc (“by this”).

Conjunction

pero

1. but

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Ido

Noun

pero (plural peri)

1. peer (title)

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin pirus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ɾo/

Noun

pero m (plural peri)

1. pear tree

Related terms

• pera

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Ladino

Etymology

Cognate to Spanish perro.

Noun

1. dog

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Latin

Etymology

Unknown, perhaps related to pēra (“bag, satchel; wallet”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpeː.roː/, [ˈpeːroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ro/, [ˈpɛːro]

Noun

pērō m (genitive pērōnis); third declension

1. A kind of boot made of raw hide, worn chiefly by soldiers or wagoners; a clodhopper

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pērō	pērōnēs
Genitive	pērōnis	pērōnum
Dative	pērōnī	pērōnibus
Accusative	pērōnem	pērōnēs
Ablative	pērōne	pērōnibus
Vocative	pērō	pērōnēs

Descendants

• Italian: perone

See also

• caliga

References

• “pero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “pero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• pero in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• pero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “pero”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[1]
• “pero”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• pero in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• “pero”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• “pero”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• peró
• perol

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pero, from Latin per hoc (“by this”).

Conjunction

1. (obsolete) but (introduces a clause that contradicts the implications of the previous clause)
2. (obsolete) even if (indicates that the preceding clause is true regardless of the following clause)

Synonyms

• (but): mas, porém, contudo
• (even if): ainda que, mesmo que

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Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Spanish pero

Conjunction

pero

1. but

Usage notes

Generally used in favor of complex native grammar used to achieve the same ends.

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pěro/
• Hyphenation: pe‧ro

Noun

pèro n (Cyrillic spelling пѐро)

1. feather, plume
2. pen, quill (for writing)

   čov(j)ek od pera — a man of letters

3. (figuratively) author, writer
4. plectrum
5. spike (on a mace)

Declension

Declension of pero

	singular	plural
nominative	pero	pera
genitive	pera	pera
dative	peru	perima
accusative	pero	pera
vocative	pero	pera
locative	peru	perima
instrumental	perom	perima

Synonyms

• (plectrum): plèktrōn, tȑzalica

Derived terms

• pȇrje
• pèrnat
• pérnica

References

• “pero” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛróː/

Noun

perọ̑ n

1. feather

Inflection

Declension of pero (neuter, s-stem)
nom. sing.	pero
gen. sing.	peresa
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	pero	peresi	peresa
accusative	pero	peresi	peresa
genitive	peresa	peres	peres
dative	peresu	peresoma	peresom
locative	peresu	peresih	peresih
instrumental	peresom	peresoma	peresi

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin per hoc (“by this”). Compare Italian però.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeɾo/ [ˈpe.ɾo]

Conjunction

pero

1. but

   Mi casa es pequeña pero cómoda.

   My house is small but comfortable.

Synonyms

• mas

Descendants

• → Chavacano: pero
• → Rapa Nui: pero
• → Tagalog: pero
• → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: pero, poro

See also

• sino

Noun

pero m (plural peros)

1. but (restriction)

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pero (“but”).

Conjunction

pero

1. but

   Synonyms: kaso, ngunit, subalit, bagamat, datapwat

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Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• poro

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpeɾo], [ˈpoɾo]

Conjunction

pero

1. but

References

• Brewer, Forrest, Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos: Castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 8)‎^[3] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Internados de Enseñanza Primaria y Educación Indígena, published 1971, pages 76, 176