See also: peru, Perú, Perù, Perû, Perũ, Perū, perü, and pēru

EnglishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Spanish Perú, possibly from the personal name Birú, or from the Quechua pelu (river). More likely from the Virú Valley, site of an ancient culture. Virú (or wiru is said by Holmer to mean bamboo).

PronunciationEdit

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /pəˈɹuː/
  • (archaic, Indiana) IPA(key): /ˈpɪəɹuː/
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uː

Proper nounEdit

Peru

  1. A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Peru.
  2. A city in Illinois
  3. A city, the county seat of Miami County, Indiana.
  4. A city in Kansas
  5. A town in Maine
  6. A town in Massachusetts
  7. A city in Nebraska
  8. A town in New York
  9. An unincorporated community in Pennsylvania
  10. A town in Vermont
  11. An unincorporated community in West Virginia
  12. A town in Wisconsin

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

See alsoEdit

AnagramsEdit

AzerbaijaniEdit

Other scripts
Cyrillic Перу
Perso-Arabic پئروُ

Proper nounEdit

Peru

  1. Peru (a country in South America)

DeclensionEdit

    Declension of Peru
singular plural
nominative Peru
Perular
definite accusative Perunu
Peruları
dative Peruya
Perulara
locative Peruda
Perularda
ablative Perudan
Perulardan
definite genitive Perunun
Peruların
    Possessive forms of Peru
nominative
singular plural
mənim (my) Perum Perularım
sənin (your) Perun Peruların
onun (his/her/its) Perusu Peruları
bizim (our) Perumuz Perularımız
sizin (your) Perunuz Perularınız
onların (their) Perusu or Peruları Peruları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (my) Perumu Perularımı
sənin (your) Perunu Perularını
onun (his/her/its) Perusunu Perularını
bizim (our) Perumuzu Perularımızı
sizin (your) Perunuzu Perularınızı
onların (their) Perusunu or Perularını Perularını
dative
singular plural
mənim (my) Peruma Perularıma
sənin (your) Peruna Perularına
onun (his/her/its) Perusuna Perularına
bizim (our) Perumuza Perularımıza
sizin (your) Perunuza Perularınıza
onların (their) Perusuna or Perularına Perularına
locative
singular plural
mənim (my) Perumda Perularımda
sənin (your) Perunda Perularında
onun (his/her/its) Perusunda Perularında
bizim (our) Perumuzda Perularımızda
sizin (your) Perunuzda Perularınızda
onların (their) Perusunda or Perularında Perularında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (my) Perumdan Perularımdan
sənin (your) Perundan Perularından
onun (his/her/its) Perusundan Perularından
bizim (our) Perumuzdan Perularımızdan
sizin (your) Perunuzdan Perularınızdan
onların (their) Perusundan or Perularından Perularından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (my) Perumun Perularımın
sənin (your) Perunun Perularının
onun (his/her/its) Perusunun Perularının
bizim (our) Perumuzun Perularımızın
sizin (your) Perunuzun Perularınızın
onların (their) Perusunun or Perularının Perularının

Central NahuatlEdit

Proper nounEdit

Peru

  1. Peru (a country in South America)

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Classical NahuatlEdit

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Peru (locative)

  1. Peru (a country in South America)

CzechEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Peru n (indeclinable, related adjective peruánský, demonym Peruánec)

  1. Peru (a country in South America; capital: Lima)

Further readingEdit

  • Peru in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • Peru in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • Peru in Internetová jazyková příručka

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

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Proper nounEdit

Peru n

  1. Peru (a country in South America)

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FinnishEdit

 
Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
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EtymologyEdit

From Spanish Perú.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈperu/, [ˈpe̞ru]
  • Rhymes: -eru
  • Syllabification(key): Pe‧ru

Proper nounEdit

Peru

  1. Peru (a country in South America)

DeclensionEdit

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 See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Peru (type valo)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Peruni
accusative nom. Peruni
gen. Peruni
genitive Peruni
partitive Peruani
inessive Perussani
elative Perustani
illative Peruuni
adessive Perullani
ablative Perultani
allative Perulleni
essive Perunani
translative Perukseni
instructive
abessive Peruttani
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Perusi
accusative nom. Perusi
gen. Perusi
genitive Perusi
partitive Peruasi
inessive Perussasi
elative Perustasi
illative Peruusi
adessive Perullasi
ablative Perultasi
allative Perullesi
essive Perunasi
translative Peruksesi
instructive
abessive Peruttasi
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Perumme
accusative nom. Perumme
gen. Perumme
genitive Perumme
partitive Peruamme
inessive Perussamme
elative Perustamme
illative Peruumme
adessive Perullamme
ablative Perultamme
allative Perullemme
essive Perunamme
translative Peruksemme
instructive
abessive Peruttamme
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Perunne
accusative nom. Perunne
gen. Perunne
genitive Perunne
partitive Peruanne
inessive Perussanne
elative Perustanne
illative Peruunne
adessive Perullanne
ablative Perultanne
allative Perullenne
essive Perunanne
translative Peruksenne
instructive
abessive Peruttanne
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Perunsa
accusative nom. Perunsa
gen. Perunsa
genitive Perunsa
partitive Peruaan
Peruansa
inessive Perussaan
Perussansa
elative Perustaan
Perustansa
illative Peruunsa
adessive Perullaan
Perullansa
ablative Perultaan
Perultansa
allative Perulleen
Perullensa
essive Perunaan
Perunansa
translative Perukseen
Peruksensa
instructive
abessive Peruttaan
Peruttansa
comitative

Derived termsEdit

AnagramsEdit

GermanEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Peru n (proper noun, genitive Perus or (optionally with an article) Peru)

  1. Peru (a country in South America)

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • Peru” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

HungarianEdit

 
Hungarian Wikipedia has an article on:
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PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɛru]
  • Hyphenation: Pe‧ru

Proper nounEdit

Peru

  1. Peru (a country in South America)

DeclensionEdit

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Peru
accusative Perut
dative Perunak
instrumental Peruval
causal-final Peruért
translative Peruvá
terminative Peruig
essive-formal Peruként
essive-modal
inessive Peruban
superessive Perun
adessive Perunál
illative Peruba
sublative Perura
allative Peruhoz
elative Peruból
delative Peruról
ablative Perutól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Perué
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Peruéi
Possessive forms of Peru
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Perum
2nd person sing. Perud
3rd person sing. Peruja
1st person plural Perunk
2nd person plural Perutok
3rd person plural Perujuk

Derived termsEdit

LatvianEdit

EtymologyEdit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper nounEdit

Peru f (indeclinable)

  1. Peru (a country in South America)

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

 
Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Proper nounEdit

Peru

  1. Peru (a country in South America)

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Proper nounEdit

Peru

  1. Peru (a country in South America)

Related termsEdit

PolishEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Peru n (indeclinable)

  1. Peru (a country in South America)

Derived termsEdit

adjective
nouns

Further readingEdit

  • Peru in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Peru in Polish dictionaries at PWN

PortugueseEdit

 
Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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bandeira do Peru

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Spanish Perú, possibly from the native name Birú, or from the Quechua pelu (river).

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Peru m

  1. Peru (a country in South America)

Derived termsEdit

See alsoEdit

RarotonganEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English Peru and Spanish Peru.

Proper nounEdit

Peru

  1. Peru (a country in South America)

ReferencesEdit

Peru” in Cook Islands Languages, 2016.

Serbo-CroatianEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /peru/
  • Hyphenation: Pe‧ru

Proper nounEdit

Peru m (Cyrillic spelling Перу)

  1. Peru (a country in South America)

DeclensionEdit

SlovakEdit

 
Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
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PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Peru n (genitive singular Peru)

  1. Peru (a country in South America)

ReferencesEdit

  • Peru in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

SwedishEdit

Proper nounEdit

Peru n (genitive Perus)

  1. Peru (a country in South America)

AnagramsEdit

TagalogEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Spanish Perú (Peru).

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: Pe‧ru
  • IPA(key): /peˈɾu/, [pɛˈɾu]

Proper nounEdit

Perú (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇᜓ)

  1. Peru (a country in South America)
    • 1980, Yem klamangen benwu tekuy, Summer Institute of Linguistics:
      ...na Kastila naman ang wikang ginagamit sa ibang mga bansang tulad ng Venezuela, Colombia, Ekuwador, Peru, Tsile, Bolibya, Paragway, Urugway, at Argentina. Katulad ng ating bansang Pilipinas, sinakop din ng mga Kastila ang mga bansang nabanggit.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

TurkishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Spanish Perú (Peru).

Proper nounEdit

Peru

  1. Peru (a country in South America)

DeclensionEdit

Derived termsEdit

See alsoEdit

TurkmenEdit

 
Turkmen Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper nounEdit

Peru

  1. Peru (a country in South America)

UzbekEdit

Proper nounEdit

Peru

  1. Peru (a country in South America)