para

See also: Appendix:Variations of "para"

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English

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para

Wikipedia

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

(UK) enPR: päʹrə, IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːɹə/
- Audio (Southern England): (file)
(US) enPR: pärʹə, IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːɹə/
Rhymes: -ɑːɹə

Noun

para (plural paras)

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Para (currency)

Wikipedia

(historical) A former subunit of currency in several countries in the Ottoman/Turkish and Yugoslav regions.
- 1854, Bayard Taylor, A Journey to Central Africa; or, Life and Landscapes from Egypt...:
  She managed things with so much economy that she was enabled to save two paras every day, out of the piastre which he gave her.

Translations

currency

Armenian: փարա (hy) (pʻara)
Hungarian: para (hu)
Persian: پاره (fa) (pâre)

Etymology 2

The second part of words such as primipara and multipara

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpæɹə/, /ˈpɑːɹə/

Noun

para (plural paras)

(medicine) A woman who has given birth or brought pregnancies to viable gestational age a certain number of times, indicated by the number prepended to this word.

Related terms

Etymology 3

Clippings.

Pronunciation

enPR: păʹrə, IPA^(key): /ˈpæɹə/
Rhymes: -æɹə

Noun

para (plural paras)

Clipping of paragraph.
(military) Clipping of paratrooper.
- 2023 September 26, Dan Sabbagh, “Family of dead para launch legal challenge to Northern Ireland legacy legislation”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:
  Family of dead para launch legal challenge to Northern Ireland legacy legislation [title]
(US, education, informal) Clipping of paraprofessional educator.
Clipping of paraplegic.
- 2010, Shelley Lynn Tremain, editor, Foucault and the Government of Disability:
  The problems that male paras encounter in relation to bladder management pale in significance when placed alongside the problems with bladder management that female paraplegics experience. For women paras, attempts are made to train the bladder to empty itself at regular intervals; however, accidents do happen.

Etymology 4

Shortened from paralytic

Pronunciation

enPR: păʹrə, IPA^(key): /ˈpæɹə/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Rhymes: -æɹə

Adjective

para (comparative more para, superlative most para)

(UK, Australia, slang) very drunk

Synonyms

See Thesaurus:drunk

Etymology 5

Noun

para

(New Zealand) Synonym of king fern (“the plant Ptisana salicina”)

Anagrams

paar, Raap, ARPA, apar, ARAP, Rapa, AARP, Paar, APAR

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)

before
para afatit
before the deadline
ago
para dy shekujsh
two centuries ago
(physical position) in front of
para një pasqyre
in front of a mirror
(presence) in front of, in the presence of
para klasës
in front of the class

Related terms

përpara

Etymology 2

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

Noun

para f (plural para, definite paraja, definite plural paratë)

money

'Are'are

Noun

para

fishhook

Verb

para

be white

References

Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Asturian

Verb

para

third-person singular present indicative of parar
second-person singular imperative of parar

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish parar (“to stop”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpaɾa/ [ˈpa.ɾa]
Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Interjection

pára (Basahan spelling ᜉᜍ)

stop! (used as a command to stop a vehicle)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish para (“for”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpaɾa/ [ˈpa.ɾa]
Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Preposition

pára (Basahan spelling ᜉᜍ)

for
Para sain ini?
What's this for?

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpaɾaʔ/ [ˈpa.ɾaʔ]
Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Preposition

parà (Basahan spelling ᜉᜍ)

because of
Para kaiyan?
Because of that?

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpaɾaʔ/ [ˈpa.ɾaʔ]
Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Noun

parà (Basahan spelling ᜉᜍ)

erasure

Derived terms

Catalan

Verb

para

inflection of parar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Cebuano

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpaɾa/ [ˈpa.ɾ̪ɐ]
Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Etymology 1

From Spanish parar (“to stop”).

Verb

para (Badlit spelling ᜉᜇ)

to flag down; to signal to, especially to stop a passing vehicle etc.
to signal a driver to stop in order for one to alight a vehicle

Etymology 2

From Spanish para (“for”). Displaced alang in most contexts.

Preposition

para (Badlit spelling ᜉᜇ)

for
Synonym: (formal) alang

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Alternative scripts
Arabic	پاره
Cyrillic	пара
Latin	para

From Persian (pâre).

Noun

para

cash, money

Declension

Declension of para

nominative	para
genitive	paranıñ
dative	parağa
accusative	paranı
locative	parada
ablative	paradan

Synonyms

aqça

Dutch

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English para (paratrooper).

Noun

para f or m (plural para's)

para (paratrooper)

Synonyms

Etymology 2

Clipping of paranoïde

Adjective

para (comparative paraer, superlative para'st)

(informal) Synonym of paranoïde

Esperanto

Etymology

From paro (“pair”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpara]
Rhymes: -ara
Hyphenation: par‧a

Adjective

para (accusative singular paran, plural paraj, accusative plural parajn)

even (not odd)
paired

Finnish

Etymology

Probably borrowed from North Germanic, from the same origin as Swedish bära (“to carry, bear”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝rɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
Hyphenation^(key): pa‧ra

Noun

para

(witchcraft) A being created to bring milk or butter to its creator.

Declension

Inflection of para (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		para	parat
genitive		paran	parojen
partitive		paraa	paroja
illative		paraan	paroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		para	parat
accusative	nom.	para	parat
accusative	gen.	paran	parat
genitive		paran	parojen parain ^rare
partitive		paraa	paroja
inessive		parassa	paroissa
elative		parasta	paroista
illative		paraan	paroihin
adessive		paralla	paroilla
ablative		paralta	paroilta
allative		paralle	paroille
essive		parana	paroina
translative		paraksi	paroiksi
abessive		paratta	paroitta
instructive		—	paroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of para (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		parani	parani
accusative	nom.	parani	parani
accusative	gen.	parani	parani
genitive		parani	parojeni paraini ^rare
partitive		paraani	parojani
inessive		parassani	paroissani
elative		parastani	paroistani
illative		paraani	paroihini
adessive		parallani	paroillani
ablative		paraltani	paroiltani
allative		paralleni	paroilleni
essive		paranani	paroinani
translative		parakseni	paroikseni
abessive		parattani	paroittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	paroineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		parasi	parasi
accusative	nom.	parasi	parasi
accusative	gen.	parasi	parasi
genitive		parasi	parojesi paraisi ^rare
partitive		paraasi	parojasi
inessive		parassasi	paroissasi
elative		parastasi	paroistasi
illative		paraasi	paroihisi
adessive		parallasi	paroillasi
ablative		paraltasi	paroiltasi
allative		parallesi	paroillesi
essive		paranasi	paroinasi
translative		paraksesi	paroiksesi
abessive		parattasi	paroittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	paroinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		paramme	paramme
accusative	nom.	paramme	paramme
accusative	gen.	paramme	paramme
genitive		paramme	parojemme paraimme ^rare
partitive		paraamme	parojamme
inessive		parassamme	paroissamme
elative		parastamme	paroistamme
illative		paraamme	paroihimme
adessive		parallamme	paroillamme
ablative		paraltamme	paroiltamme
allative		parallemme	paroillemme
essive		paranamme	paroinamme
translative		paraksemme	paroiksemme
abessive		parattamme	paroittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	paroinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		paranne	paranne
accusative	nom.	paranne	paranne
accusative	gen.	paranne	paranne
genitive		paranne	parojenne parainne ^rare
partitive		paraanne	parojanne
inessive		parassanne	paroissanne
elative		parastanne	paroistanne
illative		paraanne	paroihinne
adessive		parallanne	paroillanne
ablative		paraltanne	paroiltanne
allative		parallenne	paroillenne
essive		parananne	paroinanne
translative		paraksenne	paroiksenne
abessive		parattanne	paroittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	paroinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		paransa	paransa
accusative	nom.	paransa	paransa
accusative	gen.	paransa	paransa
genitive		paransa	parojensa parainsa ^rare
partitive		paraansa	parojaan parojansa
inessive		parassaan parassansa	paroissaan paroissansa
elative		parastaan parastansa	paroistaan paroistansa
illative		paraansa	paroihinsa
adessive		parallaan parallansa	paroillaan paroillansa
ablative		paraltaan paraltansa	paroiltaan paroiltansa
allative		paralleen parallensa	paroilleen paroillensa
essive		paranaan paranansa	paroinaan paroinansa
translative		parakseen paraksensa	paroikseen paroiksensa
abessive		parattaan parattansa	paroittaan paroittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	paroineen paroinensa

Derived terms

compounds

paranvoi

Anagrams

arpa, rapa

French

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Verb

para

third-person singular past historic of parer

Anagrams

râpa

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese pera, para, from Latin per (“through”) + ad (“to”).

Alternative forms

pra

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pɐɾɐ], [pɾɐ]
Rhymes: -aɾɐ, -aɾa
Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Preposition

para

for (directed at, intended to belong to)
for (to obtain)
to, toward (indicating destination)
for (by the standards of)
(after a form of estar) about to

Usage notes

In spoken language this preposition frequently contracts with the next word, especially with articles and pronouns, but today these contraction are not usually represented in the written language.

Derived terms

pró

Etymology 2

Deverbal from parar (“to prepare”). Cognate with Portuguese apara.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpaɾɐ]

Noun

para f (plural paras)

peeling (of a fruit, vegetable, cheese)
Synonyms: carapa, carapela, casca, monda, paraza, pela, peladura, peleca, plana, tona
shaving, woodshaving
Synonyms: labra, lasca

Related terms

Etymology 3

Verb

para

inflection of parar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative
(reintegrationist norm) inflection of parir:
1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
2. third-person singular imperative

References

Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “para”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “para”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “para”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “para”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “para”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Gamo

Noun

para

horse

References

Corinna Handschuh, A typology of marked-S languages

Guaraní

Guaraní Wikipedia has an article on:

para

Wikipedia ^gn

Etymology

Cognate with Old Tupi pará.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [paˈɾa]
Rhymes: -a
Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Noun

para

sea

Hungarian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpɒrɒ]
Hyphenation: pa‧ra
Rhymes: -rɒ

Etymology 1

Of uncertain origin.

Noun

para (usually uncountable, plural parák)

suber, cork

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, 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
non-attributive possessive - singular	paráé	paráké
non-attributive possessive - plural	paráéi	parákéi

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

Compound words

Etymology 2

Perhaps from paranoia.

Noun

para

(slang) fear
Synonyms: félelem, rettegés

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, 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
non-attributive possessive - singular	paráé	paráké
non-attributive possessive - plural	paráéi	parákéi

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

parázik

Adjective

para (comparative parább, superlative legparább)

(slang) scary, spooky, sinister, dark
Synonyms: félelmetes, rémisztő, ijesztő, baljós

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, 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
non-attributive possessive - singular	paráé	paráké
non-attributive possessive - plural	paráéi	parákéi

Etymology 3

From paraméter.

Noun

para

(slang) (physical) parameter (height, weight, and age, often asked at the beginning of online dating)
Synonym: paraméter

Mik a paráid? ― What are your parameters?

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, 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
non-attributive possessive - singular	paráé	paráké
non-attributive possessive - plural	paráéi	parákéi

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

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پاره (para, “money”), from Persian (pâre, “piece”).

Noun

para (plural parák)

para (a subunit of Ottoman currency)

Derived terms

parányi

Ido

Adjective

para

(mathematics) even

Antonyms

nepara

Ilocano

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish para (“for”).

Preposition

para (Kur-itan spelling ᜉᜎ)

for; on behalf of

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish para (“stop”) (second person singular imperative), from parar (“stop”).

Interjection

para (Kur-itan spelling ᜉᜎ)

Said by any jeepney passenger to call onto the driver to halt the vehicle, with the intention of dismounting.

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Noun

para (Kur-itan spelling ᜉᜎ)

sprouting coconut

Indonesian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paRa (collective particle). Compare Acehnese para (“horde, troop”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ra/

Particle

para

definitive particle used to denote that the word preceded is plural
para siswa ― students

Usage notes

This particle is only used in human nouns. Plural forms of other nouns are formed by reduplication.

Ingrian

Etymology

Akin to Finnish para and Karelian para.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrɑ/, [ˈpɑrɑ]
(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrɑ/, [ˈpɑrɑ]
Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Noun

para

(folklore) troll cat (being designed to bring milk to its creator)

Declension

Declension of para (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	para	parat
genitive	paran	parroin
partitive	parraa	paroja
illative	parraa	parroi
inessive	paras	parois
elative	parast	paroist
allative	paralle	paroille
adessive	paral	paroil
ablative	paralt	paroilt
translative	paraks	paroiks
essive	paranna, parraan	paroinna, parroin
exessive¹⁾	parant	paroint
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.

References

Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 383

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ra/
Rhymes: -ara
Hyphenation: pà‧ra

Etymology 1

From Pará, Brazil, where it is produced.

Noun

para f (plural pare)

crepe rubber
crepe (for shoes)

Etymology 2

Clipping.

Noun

para f (uncountable)

(slang) paranoia

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

para

inflection of parare:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

apar, apra, arpa, rapa

Javanese

Article

para

marker of group or collectivity

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese parar.

Verb

para

to stop

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pàra. By surface analysis, deverbal from parzëc.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ra/
Rhymes: -ara
Syllabification: pa‧ra

Noun

para f

steam (vapor formed when water changes from the liquid phase to the gas phase)
Synonym: ropa

Latin

Verb

parā

second-person singular present active imperative of parō

References

para 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)
"para", in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Lithuanian

Noun

para f

24 hours (day)
Aš manau kad užtruks apie vieną parą.
I think it will take about 24 hours.

Malay

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /para/
- (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [parə]
Rhymes: -a

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paRa (collective particle). Compare Acehnese para (“horde, troop”).

Prefix

para (Jawi spelling ڤارا)

definitive prefix used to denote that the word preceded is plural
para murid ― students

Descendants

Indonesian: para

Etymology 2

From Proto-Austronesian *paRa (“storage shelf; attic, loft”). Compare Tagalog pága (“storage loft made of bamboo attached to ceiling”).

Noun

para (Jawi spelling ڤارا, plural para-para, informal 1st possessive paraku, 2nd possessive paramu, 3rd possessive paranya)

shelf
Synonym: rak

para buku ― bookshelf
rubber (of the material)
Synonyms: getah, karet

nilai para ― value of rubber

Descendants

Indonesian: para

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

parene

Noun

para n pl

definite plural of par

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

para n pl

definite plural of par

Old Polish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pàra. By surface analysis, deverbal from parzyć. First attested in 1420.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /para/
IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /para/

Noun

para f

steam
- 1451-1455, Legenda o świętym Aleksym‎^[4], line 215:
  Kogokole para szaleczala oth thego szwyathego czala, ktoryle chorobą myal, nathemyescz szdrow ostal
  [Kogokole para zaleciała ot tego świętego ciała, ktoryle chorobę miał, natemieśc[ie] zdrow ostał]
(attested in Greater Poland) breath
- 1874-1891 [Middle of the 15th century], Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności‎^{[5], [6], [7]}, volume XXIII, page 270:
  Faucibus, gl. ore, exuberat, gl. exit, grauis anhelitus dvch, para
  [Faucibus, gl. ore, exuberat, gl. exit, grauis anhelitus duch, para]
- c. 1500, Wokabularz lubiński, Lubiń: inkunabuł Archiwum Archidiecezjalnego w Gnieźnie, sygn. Inc. 78d., page 129r:
  Spiraculum id est anhelitus vel foramen per quod spiratur proprie der atem. Spiramen idem pąrą vel dech
  [Spiraculum id est anhelitus vel foramen per quod spiratur proprie der atem. Spiramen idem para vel dech]

Derived terms

adjectives

parny

Related terms

nouns

parzydło

Descendants

Polish: para (“steam”)
Silesian: para (“steam”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle High German pâr. First attested in 1447.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /paːra/
IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /pɒra/

Noun

para f

pair (two of the same or similar things)
- 1912-1930 [1447], Monumenta Iuris cura praepositorum Chartophylacio Maximo Varsoviensi, volume III, page 156:
  Ego Petrus obligo me sibi (sc. Andree) solucionem facere..., videlicet vnum tharling pannorum coltryskych, in quo fieri debent XL-ta media stamina et quodlibet paria uel stamen integrum debet percipere a me per XII florenos Vngaricales vlg. par *puolstuczkow... Ego Petrus... promitto... Andree... secundum tharling staminorum vlg. *puolstuczkow coltryskych dare... sine omni dilatione..., videlicet quod par *puolstuczkuow per XII florenos Vngaricales
  [Ego Petrus obligo me sibi (sc. Andree) solucionem facere..., videlicet vnum tarlink pannorum koltryskich, in quo fieri debent XL-ta media stamina et quodlibet paria uel stamen integrum debet percipere a me per XII florenos Vngaricales vlg. par połusztuczkow... Ego Petrus... promitto... Andree... secundum tarlink staminorum vlg. połusztuczkow koltryskich dare... sine omni dilatione..., videlicet quod par połusztuczk[u]ow per XII florenos Vngaricales]

Descendants

Polish: para (“pair”)
- → Kashubian: pôra
Silesian: pŏra (“pair”)

References

Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “para I-II”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
Mańczak, Witold (2017) “para I-II”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “para 1-2”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “para”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Ewa Deptuchowa, Mariusz Frodyma, Katarzyna Jasińska, Magdalena Klapper, Dorota Kołodziej, Mariusz Leńczuk, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, editors (2023), “para”, in Rozariusze z polskimi glosami. Internetowa baza danych [Dictionaries of Polish glosses, an Internet database] (in Polish), Kraków: Pracownia Języka Staropolskiego Instytut Języka Polskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

𑀧𑀭 (Brahmi script)
पर (Devanagari script)
পর (Bengali script)
පර (Sinhalese script)
ပရ (Burmese script)
ปร or ปะระ (Thai script)
ᨷᩁ (Tai Tham script)
ປຣ or ປະຣະ (Lao script)
បរ (Khmer script)
𑄛𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पर (para), from Proto-Indo-European *per-.

Adjective

para

other, another
alien
outsider
further (on)
- c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar]‎^[8] (overall work in Pali), page 252; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:
  सब्बेसं तिण्णं पठममज्झिमुत्तमपुरिसानं एकाभिधाने परो पुरिसो गहेतब्बो। सो च पठति, ते च पठन्ति, त्वञ्च पठसि तुम्हे च पठथ, अहञ्च पठामि = मयं पठाम; सो पचति, ते च पचन्ति, त्वञ्च पचन्ति, तुम्हे च पठथ, अहञ्च पचआमि = मयं पचाम एवं सेसासु विभत्तीसु परो पुरिसो योजेतब्बो॥
  Sabbesaṃ tiṇṇaṃ paṭhamamajjhimuttamapurisānaṃ ekābhidhāne paro puriso gahetabbo. So ca paṭhati, te ca paṭhanti, tvañca paṭhasi, tumhe ca paṭhatha, ahañca paṭhāmi = mayaṃ paṭhāma; so pacati, te ca pacanti, tvañca pacasi, tumhe ca pacatha, ahañca pacāmi = mayaṃ pacāma. Evaṃ sesāsu vibhattīsu paro puriso yojetabbo.
  With all three, third, second, and first persons, in one expression, the last person is to be taken. He reads, they read, thou readest, you read, and I read = we read; he cooks, they cook, thou cookest, you cook , and I cook = we cook. The last person is to be applied thus for other endings.

Declension

Declension table of "para" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	paro	pare
Accusative (second)	paraṃ	pare
Instrumental (third)	parena	parehi or parebhi
Dative (fourth)	parassa	paresaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	parasmā or paramhā or parā	parehi or parebhi
Genitive (sixth)	parassa	paresaṃ
Locative (seventh)	parasmiṃ or paramhi or pare	paresu

Declension table of "parā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	parā	parāyo or parā
Accusative (second)	paraṃ	parāyo or parā
Instrumental (third)	parāya	parāhi or parābhi
Dative (fourth)	parāya	parāsaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	parāya	parāhi or parābhi
Genitive (sixth)	parāya	parāsaṃ
Locative (seventh)	parāya or parāyaṃ	parāsu

Declension table of "para" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	paraṃ	parāni
Accusative (second)	paraṃ	parāni
Instrumental (third)	parena	parehi or parebhi
Dative (fourth)	parassa	paresaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	parasmā or paramhā or parā	parehi or parebhi
Genitive (sixth)	parassa	paresaṃ
Locative (seventh)	parasmiṃ or paramhi or pare	paresu

Derived terms

pāra

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “para”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Papiamentu

Etymology 1

From Spanish pájaro and Portuguese pássaro and Kabuverdianu pasaru.

Noun

para

bird

Etymology 2

From Portuguese parar and Spanish parar and Kabuverdianu para.

Verb

para

to stop
to stand

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

para

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish para (“steam”). By surface analysis, deverbal from parzyć.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ra/

(Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ra/

Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ara
Syllabification: pa‧ra
Homophones: Para, para-

Noun

para f (related adjective parowy)

(uncountable) steam (vapor formed when water changes from the liquid phase to the gas phase)
(uncountable, colloquial) steam (internal energy for progress or motive power)
(uncountable) breath
Synonyms: dech, tchnienie

Declension

Declension of para

	singular
nominative	para
genitive	pary
dative	parze
accusative	parę
instrumental	parą
locative	parze
vocative	paro

Derived terms

adverbs

nouns

para w gwizdek

verbs

cała para poszła w gwizdek pf, cała para idzie w gwizdek impf
nie puścić pary z ust pf, nie puszczać pary z ust impf
pójść w parze pf, iść w parze impf
puścić parę w gwizdek pf, puszczać parę w gwizdek impf

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Polish para (“pair”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ra/

(Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈpɒ.ra/

Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ara
Syllabification: pa‧ra
Homophones: Para, para-

Noun

para f

(countable) pair (two similar or identical things taken together)
(countable) pair (two symmetrical organs or limbs)
(countable) pair (object made of two things, such as scissors or pants)
(countable) pair (two people, animals, or groups in the same place at the same time)
(countable) pair, couple (two people in a relationship or partnership)

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

Derived terms

adverbs

parę

nouns

proverbs

nieszczęścia chodzą parami

Descendants

→ Kashubian: pôra

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

para

third-person singular present of parać

Trivia

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), para is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 43 times in scientific texts, 13 times in news, 4 times in essays, 16 times in fiction, and 11 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 87 times, making it the 733rd most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.^[1]

References

^ Ida Kurcz (1990) “para”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 356

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From earlier pera, from Old Galician-Portuguese pera, from Latin per (“through”) + ad (“to”).

Alternative forms

pra, pa (syncopic forms)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾɐ/, (with syncope) /pɾa/, /pa/, /pɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾa/, (with syncope) /pɾa/, /pa/, /pɾɐ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ɾɐ/, (with syncope) /pɾɐ/, /pɐ/

Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Preposition

para

for (directed at, intended to belong to or to be appropriate for)
Ração para gatos.
Food for cats.

O que é bom para gripe?
What is good for the flu?
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 186:
  Tenho um recado para você.
  I have a message for you.
indicates application of an adjective; to
- 2001, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Cálice de Fogo [Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire] (Harry Potter; 4), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 514:
  E quantos serão bastante tolos para ficar longe de mim?
  And how many will be foolish enough to stay away from me?
to; so; in order to (indicates purpose)
Comprei um baixo para tocar numa banda.
I bought a bass to play in a band.
towards; to; in the direction of (indicates destination)
Synonyms: a, até

Vamos para a minha casa.
Let’s go to my house.
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, 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.
introduces the location, direction or context that applies to a verb
Essa janela abre para um longo vale.
That window opens into a long valley.
to (to the value of)
A cor da banana mudou de amarelo para preto.
The colour of the banana changed from yellow to black.

O valor da minha casa baixou para menos do que o que eu paguei.
The value of my house has fallen to less than what I paid.
in the opinion of
Para mim, este livro é um dos melhores da história.
In my opinion, this book is one of the best ever.
(with an infinitive) about to; soon to be (indicates that something will happen soon)
Synonyms: prestes a, por

Fiquem quietos que o filme está para começar.
Be quiet because the film is about to begin.

Contraction

Para + definite article contractions are colloquial. Those without r are nonstandard:

para + o → pro, po
para + os → pros, pos
para + a → pra, pa
para + as → pras, pas

Para + indefinite article contractions are also nonstandard, but are not as common:

para + um → prum
para + uns → pruns
para + uma → pruma
para + umas → prumas

There are some para + personal pronoun contractions, which are also nonstandard and uncommon in writing:

para + eu → preu
para + você → procê
para + ele → prele
para + eles → preles
para + ela → prela
para + elas → prelas

Usage notes

Some senses of para, such as 'in order to', introduce a subordinate clause. When this clause begins with a personal pronoun, some Brazilian speakers use a prepositional pronoun instead of a nominative one:

Comprei um bolo para mim comer.
I bought a cake for me to eat.

instead of the standard,

Comprei um bolo para eu comer.
I bought a cake for me to eat.

Such usage is strongly proscribed.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:para.

Derived terms

Related terms

pelo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

pára (pre-1990 spelling)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ɾɐ/

Rhymes: -aɾɐ
Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Verb

para

inflection of parar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Quechua

Noun

para

rain

Derived terms

para jark'ana

Romanian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پاره (para), from Persian (pâre).

Noun

para f (plural parale)

para
money

Declension

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
	singular		plural
nominative-accusative	para	paraua	parale	paralele
genitive-dative	parale	paralei	parale	paralelor
vocative	—		—

Derived terms

părăluță (“small coin”, diminutive)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French parer.

Verb

a para (third-person singular present parează, past participle parat) 1st conj.

to parry

Etymology 3

Noun

para

definite nominative/accusative singular of pară

Sanaviron

Noun

para

water

References

Julio Salinardi, Córdoba y Traslasierra: integración y disgregación (2006): Con respecto a la lengua sanavirona, hay algunas palabras cuyo significado es seguro, tales comon sacat (pueblo), charaba (cacique), para (agua) y mampa (acequia).
Čestmír Loukotka, ‎Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 48

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *para, *parъ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pâra/
Hyphenation: pa‧ra
Rhymes: -âra

Noun

pȁra f (Cyrillic spelling па̏ра)

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

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pǎra/
Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Noun

pàra f (Cyrillic spelling па̀ра)

para (Yugoslav currency)
(colloquial) money, dough, moola (usually in plural)
- 2010 April 12, Dubioza kolektiv (lyrics and music), “Kokuz”‎^[9]:
  Nemam para daj posudi
  Il' mi žirant makar budi
  Steglo brate sa svih strana
  Trebam pomoć od jarana
  I don't have moola, lend me some
  or be my guarantor
  It's tightening from all sides my bro
  I need help from my buddies.

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

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish para (“steam”). By surface analysis, deverbal from parzić.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ra/
Rhymes: -ara
Syllabification: pa‧ra

Noun

para f

steam (vapor formed when water changes from the liquid phase to the gas phase)

Derived terms

adjectives

parny

verbs

parować

Related terms

nouns

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpaɾa/ [ˈpa.ɾa]
Audio (Colombia): (file)
Rhymes: -aɾa
Syllabification: pa‧ra

Etymology 1

From earlier pora (a combination of por and a, or from Latin prō ad) via assimilation, influenced by the archaic preposition par.^[10]

Preposition

para

for, to (expressing a recipient)
Synonyms: pa', (colloquial) pa

La niña compró un regalo de navidad para su abuela.
The girl bought a Christmas gift for her grandmother.

Ahora me gustaría hacer un truco de magia para ustedes.
I'd now like to perform a magic trick for you all.
to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)
Estudio cada noche sin descanso para conseguir un trabajo decente al fin de todo esto.
I study every night tirelessly so that I get a decent job at the end of all this.

Voy a salir temprano para evitar el tráfico.
I am going to leave early to avoid traffic.
by, due, due on, due by (expressing a deadline)
Necesito tu decisión para fin de mes.
I need your decision by the end of the month.

Sus proyectos de grupo son para el viernes sin excepción.
Your group projects are due on Friday without exception.
for (expressing contrast from what is expected)
Para un turista americano, él es en realidad bastante respetuoso.
For an American tourist, he is actually pretty respectful.
for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective)
Para mí, la música es lo único bueno sobre esa película.
For me, the music was the only good thing about that film.

Para mi hermano, su esposa tiene toda la razón.
As far as my brother is concerned, his wife is totally in the right.
for (expressing using one's efforts for a group or an authority figure such as a sports team or a company/boss)
Mi sobrino juega para el equipo de los Patos Poderosos.
My nephew plays for the Mighty Ducks' team.

Trabajamos para la misma jefe aunque no al mismo tiempo.
We worked for the same boss but not at the same time.

Ella trabajó para Microsoft durante años, pero ahora trabaja para Apple.
She worked for Microsoft for years, but now she works for Apple.
come (used to indicate a point in time at or after which a stated event or situation occurs)
Para septiembre, me estaré quedando atrás.
Come September, I'll be getting left behind.

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Hiligaynon: para
→ Tagalog: para

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

para

inflection of parar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

para

inflection of parir:
1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
2. third-person singular imperative

Swedish

Etymology 1

From par +‎ -a.

Verb

para (present parar, preterite parade, supine parat, imperative para)

to pair, match into pairs
(transitive) to breed (two animals)
(reflexive, of animals) to mate, breed

Conjugation

Conjugation of para (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	para		paras
Supine	parat		parats
Imperative	para		—
Imper. plural¹	paren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	parar	parade	paras	parades
Ind. plural¹	para	parade	paras	parades
Subjunctive²	pare	parade	pares	parades
	Participles
Present participle	parande
Past participle	parad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

parning

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Turkish para.

Noun

para c

(slang) money

Derived terms

paraknas

References

Anagrams

apar, rapa

Tagalog

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpaɾa/ [ˈpaː.ɾɐ]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -aɾa
Syllabification: pa‧ra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish para (“for”).

Conjunction

para (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇ)

for; so; in order to
Synonyms: upang, nang

Para makapasok sa eskuwelahan, kailangan mo ng valid ID.
In order to be able to go inside the school, you need a valid ID.

Preposition

para (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇ)

for
Nagtatrabaho si Ate Virgie para sa kanyang pamilya.
Virgie works for her family.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish para (“stop”) (second person singular imperative), from parar (“stop”).

Interjection

para (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇ)

Said by any jeepney passenger to call onto the driver to halt the vehicle, with the intention of dismounting.
Synonyms: tigil, hinto

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

Related terms

Etymology 3

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pada (“same, equal, like”). Compare Ilocano pada, Malay pada, Makasar ᨄᨑ (para), Old Javanese paḍa. Also possibly borrowed from Spanish comparar.

Adjective

para (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇ)

looking like; seem
Synonym: mukha

Para kang tanga...
You look like an idiot...

Parang may gusto ka sa akin.
You seem to like me / have a crush on me.

Usage notes

This word is now usually seen as parang, except when an enclitic is used which separates para and -ng, although this could be ignored also and have the enclitic after the word parang modifies.
Parang... Parang aso siya.
It looks like... It looks like a dog.
(instead of Para siyang aso.)
This word may appear as parang alone. For example, when agreeing with someone that it actually looks like a dog, you reply with parang “It seems so”, or parang nga “It actually looks like one”.
This word used to be used like tulad or gaya, it used genitive case (ng, mo, etc.) instead of the linker -ng. Seen in the Lord's Prayer (Ama Namin), which is still preserved today. The Lord's Prayer spells ng as nang.
Dito sa lupa, para nang sa langit.
On earth as it is in heaven.

Derived terms

Anagrams

arpa, arap

Turkish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

para (definite accusative parayı, plural paralar)

money

Declension

Inflection

Nominative

para

Definite accusative

parayı

Singular

Plural

Nominative

para

Definite accusative

Dative

Locative

Ablative

Genitive

Possessive forms
Nominative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	param	paralarım
2nd singular	paran	paraların
3rd singular	parası	paraları
1st plural	paramız	paralarımız
2nd plural	paranız	paralarınız
3rd plural	paraları	paraları
Definite accusative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	paramı	paralarımı
2nd singular	paranı	paralarını
3rd singular	parasını	paralarını
1st plural	paramızı	paralarımızı
2nd plural	paranızı	paralarınızı
3rd plural	paralarını	paralarını
Dative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	parama	paralarıma
2nd singular	parana	paralarına
3rd singular	parasına	paralarına
1st plural	paramıza	paralarımıza
2nd plural	paranıza	paralarınıza
3rd plural	paralarına	paralarına
Locative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	paramda	paralarımda
2nd singular	paranda	paralarında
3rd singular	parasında	paralarında
1st plural	paramızda	paralarımızda
2nd plural	paranızda	paralarınızda
3rd plural	paralarında	paralarında
Ablative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	paramdan	paralarımdan
2nd singular	parandan	paralarından
3rd singular	parasından	paralarından
1st plural	paramızdan	paralarımızdan
2nd plural	paranızdan	paralarınızdan
3rd plural	paralarından	paralarından
Genitive
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	paramın	paralarımın
2nd singular	paranın	paralarının
3rd singular	parasının	paralarının
1st plural	paramızın	paralarımızın
2nd plural	paranızın	paralarınızın
3rd plural	paralarının	paralarının

Derived terms

(informal) beş para etmez (“twopenny-ha'penny, inconsequential, ineffective, contemptible”)
(informal) beş parasız (“stone broke”)
(informal) para babası (“rolling in money”)
(idiomatic) para pul (“material wealth,fiat and representative money”)
paralı
parasız
sahte para (“counterfeit money”)

Descendants

→ German: Para
→ Swedish: para

Welsh

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpara/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpa(ː)ra/

Verb

para (first-person singular present paraf)

Alternative form of parhau (“to endure, to last”)

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
Inflected colloquial forms	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	para i, paraf i	pari di	parith o/e/hi, pariff e/hi	parwn ni	parwch chi	paran nhw
conditional	parwn i, parswn i	paret ti, parset ti	parai fo/fe/hi, parsai fo/fe/hi	paren ni, parsen ni	parech chi, parsech chi	paren nhw, parsen nhw
preterite	parais i, pares i	paraist ti, parest ti	parodd o/e/hi	paron ni	paroch chi	paron nhw
imperative	—	para	—	—	parwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Noun

para m (uncountable)

continuance, perseverance, permanence

Mutation

Mutated forms of *para*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
para	bara	mhara	phara

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

para

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Translations

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Related terms

See also

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Adjective

Synonyms

Etymology 5

Noun

See also

Anagrams

Albanian

Etymology 1

Preposition

Related terms

Etymology 2

Noun

'Are'are

Noun

Verb

References

Asturian

Verb

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Interjection

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Preposition

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Preposition

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Catalan

Verb

Cebuano

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

Etymology 2

Preposition

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Noun

Declension

Synonyms

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Synonyms

Etymology 2

Adjective

Esperanto

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Finnish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams