German

Noun

Para n ‎(genitive Paras, no plural)

1. (colloquial) dough, dosh (money)

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: päʹrə, IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːrə/
• (US) enPR: pärʹə, IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːrə/

Noun

para ‎(plural paras)

1. Formerly, a subunit of currency in several countries in the Ottoman/Turkish and Yugoslav regions.

Etymology 2

The second part of words such as primipara and multipara

Noun

para ‎(plural paras)

1. (medicine) A woman who has had a certain number of pregnancies, indicated by the number prepended to this word.

Related terms

• multipara
• nullipara
• primipara

See also

• gravida

Etymology 3

Shortened from paragraph

Pronunciation

• enPR: păʹrə, IPA^(key): /ˈpærə/

Noun

para ‎(plural paras)

1. A paragraph.

Etymology 4

Shortened from paratrooper

Pronunciation

• enPR: păʹrə, IPA^(key): /ˈpærə/

Noun

para ‎(plural paras)

1. A paratrooper.

Etymology 5

Shortened from paralytic

Pronunciation

• enPR: păʹrə, IPA^(key): /ˈpærə/

Adjective

para ‎(comparative more para, superlative most para)

1. (Britain, Australia, slang) very drunk

Anagrams

• AARP, 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)

1. before
2. in front of

Derived terms

• përpara

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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

1. money

Asturian

Verb

para

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

Catalan

Verb

para

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

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

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

Noun

para

1. cash, money

Declension

Synonyms

• aqça

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Etymology

Borrowing from English para (paratrooper).

Noun

para f, m ‎(plural para's)

1. para (paratrooper)

Synonyms

• paratroeper
• paracommando

Finnish

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧ra
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrɑ/

Noun

para

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

Declension

Derived terms

• paranvoi

Anagrams

• arpa, rapa

French

Verb

para

1. third-person singular past historic of parer

Anagrams

• râpa

Galician

Etymology 1

Preposition

para

1. for (directed at, intended to belong to)
2. for (to obtain)
3. to, toward (indicating destination)
4. for (by the standards of)
5. (after a form of estar) about to

Derived terms

• pró

Etymology 2

Noun

para f ‎(plural paras)

1. peel; rind; skin (outer layer of a fruit or vegetable)

Synonyms

• carapa, carapela, casca, monda, paraza, pel, pela, peladura, peleca, pelica, plana, tona

Gamo

Noun

para

1. horse

References

• Corinna Handschuh, A typology of marked-S languages

Guaraní

Noun

para

1. sea

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɒrɒ]
• Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Etymology 1

Origin uncertain.

Noun

para ‎(plural parák)

1. suber, cork
2. (slang) fear

Declension

Derived terms

• parás
• parázik

Compound words

• parafa
• paratölgy

Etymology 2

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

Noun

para ‎(plural parák)

1. para (a subunit of Ottoman currency)

Derived terms

• parányi

Ido

Adjective

para

1. (mathematics) even

Antonyms

• nepara

Indonesian

Adverb

para

1. some, the (when talking about people)

Article

para

1. the

Noun

para

1. present (person)
2. joint, shared

See also

• itu

Italian

Noun

para f ‎(plural pare)

1. para rubber
2. crepe (for shoes)

Verb

para

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

Anagrams

• apra, arpa, rapa

Javanese

Article

para

1. marker of group or collectivity

Latin

Verb

parā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of parō

References

• PARA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• para in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Lithuanian

Noun

para f

1. 24 hours (day)

   Aš manau kad užtruks apie vieną parą.‎

   I think it will take about 24 hours.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• parene

Noun

para n pl

1. definite plural of par

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

para n pl

1. definite plural of par

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpara]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *para, *parъ.

Noun

para f

1. (uncountable) steam, water in gaseous phase
2. (uncountable) breath

Declension

Etymology 2

From Middle High German pâr (German Paar), from Latin pār.

Noun

para f

1. couple (two partners in a romantic relationship)
2. pair (two objects)

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Earlier pera, from Old Portuguese pera, from Latin per ‎(“through”) + ad ‎(“to”).

Alternative forms

• pera (obsolete)
• pra (eye dialect)
• pa (eye dialect)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ɾɐ/
• (informal, chiefly Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾa/, /pɾɐ/
• (informal, chiefly Africa and rural Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa/
• Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Preposition

para

1. for (directed at, intended to belong to or to be appropriate for)
   • 2005, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, page 186:

     Tenho um recado para você.

     I have a message for you.

   Ração para gatos.‎

   Food for cats.

   O que é bom para gripe?‎

   What is good for the flu?

2. indicates application of an adjective; to
   • 2000, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Cálice de Fogo (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), Rocco, page 514:

     E quantos serão bastante tolos para ficar longe de mim?

     And how many will be foolish enough to stay away from me?

3. to; so; in order to (indicates purpose)

   Comprei um baixo para tocar numa banda.‎

   I bought a bass to play in a band.

4. towards; to; in the direction of (indicates destination)
   • 2003, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), Rocco, 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.

   Vamos para a minha casa.‎

   Let’s go to my house.

5. introduces the location, direction or context that applies to a verb

   Essa janela abre para um longo vale.‎

   This window opens into a long valley.

6. to (to the value of)

   A cor da banana foi de amarelo para preto.‎

   The colour of the banana went from yellow to black.

   O valor da casa da minha casa baixou para menos do que o que eu paguei.‎

   The value of my house lowered to less than what I paid.

7. in the opinion of

   Para mim, esse livro é um dos melhores da história.‎

   In my opinion, this book is one of the best ever.

8. (with an infinitive) about to; soon to be (indicates that something will happen soon)

   Fiquem quietos que o filme está para começar.‎

   Be quiet because the film is about to begin.

Usage notes

Para + definite article contractions are nonstandard and thus not used in serious writing, but are very widespread in speech and informal writing. Those without r are even more nonstandard:

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

Para + indefinite article contactions 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

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

• Comprei um bolo para mim comer.‎

  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

instead of

• Comprei um bolo para eu comer.‎

  I bought a cake for me to eat.

Such usage is strongly proscribed.

Synonyms

• (towards): a, até
• (about to): prestes a, por

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:para.

Derived terms

Related terms

• pelo

Etymology 2

Inflected form of parar ‎(“to stop”).

Alternative forms

• pára (superseded)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ɾɐ/
• Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Verb

para

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of parar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of parar

Quechua

Noun

para

1. rain

Declension

See also

• paray
• tamya

Sanaviron

Noun

para

1. water

See also

• mampa

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

From Proto-Slavic *para, *parъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pâra/
• Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Noun

pȁra f ‎(Cyrillic spelling па̏ра)

1. steam
2. vapor

Declension

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pǎra/
• Hyphenation: pa‧ra

Noun

pàra f ‎(Cyrillic spelling па̀ра)

1. para (Yugoslav currency)
2. (colloquial) money (usually in plural)

Declension

Spanish

Etymology 1

A corruption of the older form pora (a combination of por and a, or from Latin pro ad), influenced by the archaic preposition par.

Preposition

para

1. for
2. to

Synonyms

• pa', pa (colloquial)

See also

• por

Descendants

• Hiligaynon: para
• Tagalog: para

Etymology 2

Form of parar.

Verb

para

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of parar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of parar.

Etymology 3

Form of parir.

Verb

para

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of parir.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of parir.

Swedish

Etymology

From par +‎ -a.

Verb

para

1. to pair, match into pairs
2. to mate (animals)

Conjugation

Related terms

• parning

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaːɾa/

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Spanish para ‎(“for”).

Conjunction

para

1. For; so; in order that.

   Tumakbo ako para makaabot sa kanila.‎

   I ran to catch up with them.

Synonyms

• upang

Preposition

para

1. for

   Nagtatrabaho si Ate Virgie para sa kanyang pamilya.‎

   Virgie works for her family.

Etymology 2

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

Interjection

para

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

Synonyms

• tigil

Usage notes

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

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پاره ‎(pare, para), from Persian پاره ‎(pâre), from Middle Persian [Term?].

Pronunciation

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

Noun

para ‎(definite accusative parayı, plural paralar)

1. money

Declension