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Peru
Peru
English
Proper noun
Peru
- A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Peru.
- A city in Illinois
- A city in Indiana
- A city in Kansas
- A town in Maine
- A town in Massachusetts
- A city in Nebraska
- A town in New York
- An unincorporated community in Pennsylvania
- A town in Vermont
- An unincorporated community in West Virginia
- A town in Wisconsin
Derived terms
- apple of Peru
- apple-peru
- balsam of Peru
- marvel of Peru
- Peru Current
Related terms
Translations
country in South America
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See also
- (countries of South America) country of South America; Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela (Categories: en:Countries, en:Countries of South America)
Anagrams
Finnish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eru
Proper noun
Peru
Declension
| Inflection of Peru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Peru | — | |
| genitive | Perun | — | |
| partitive | Perua | — | |
| illative | Peruun | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Peru | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Peru | — |
| gen. | Perun | ||
| genitive | Perun | — | |
| partitive | Perua | — | |
| inessive | Perussa | — | |
| elative | Perusta | — | |
| illative | Peruun | — | |
| adessive | Perulla | — | |
| ablative | Perulta | — | |
| allative | Perulle | — | |
| essive | Peruna | — | |
| translative | Peruksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Perutta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
Derived terms
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peˈʁuː/
Proper noun
Peru n (genitive Perus)
Derived terms
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛru/
Proper noun
Peru n
Derived terms
- Peruwiańczyk m, Peruwianka f
- adjective: peruwiański
Portuguese
bandeira do Peru
Etymology
Borrowing from Spanish Perú, possibly from the native name Birú, or from the Quechua pelu (“river”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Peru m
- Peru (a country of South America)
Derived terms
See also
peru
peru
Finnish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eru
Noun
peru
Declension
Only a few cases are used.
| Inflection of peru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | peru | perut | |
| genitive | perun | perujen | |
| partitive | perua | peruja | |
| illative | peruun | peruihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | peru | perut | |
| accusative | nom. | peru | perut |
| gen. | perun | ||
| genitive | perun | perujen | |
| partitive | perua | peruja | |
| inessive | perussa | peruissa | |
| elative | perusta | peruista | |
| illative | peruun | peruihin | |
| adessive | perulla | peruilla | |
| ablative | perulta | peruilta | |
| allative | perulle | peruille | |
| essive | peruna | peruina | |
| translative | peruksi | peruiksi | |
| instructive | — | peruin | |
| abessive | perutta | peruitta | |
| comitative | — | peruineen | |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- perunkirjoitus
- perunkirjoittaja
Verb
peru
- Indicative present connegative form of perua.
- Second-person singular imperative present form of perua.
- Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of perua.
Anagrams
Icelandic
Noun
peru
- indefinite accusative singular of pera
- indefinite dative singular of pera
- indefinite genitive singular of pera
Portuguese
peru (Meleagris gallopavo)
Etymology
From Peru (“Peru, also frequently used as a pars pro toto to refer to all the Spanish settlements in America”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨˈɾu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈɾu/
- Homophone: Peru
- Hyphenation: pe‧ru
- Rhymes: -u
Noun
peru m (plural perus)
Related terms
- (female): perua