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Peru

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/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Audio (southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -uː

Proper nounEdit

Peru

  2. A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Peru.
  3. A city in Illinois
  4. A city, the county seat of Miami County, Indiana.
  5. A city in Kansas
  6. A town in Maine
  7. A town in Massachusetts
  8. A city in Nebraska
  9. A town in New York
  10. An unincorporated community in Pennsylvania
  11. A town in Vermont
  12. An unincorporated community in West Virginia
  13. 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)

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PolishEdit

 
Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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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

Declension of Peru
singular
nominative Peru
genitive Perua
dative Peruu
accusative Peru
vocative Peru
locative Peruu
instrumental Peruom

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

 
Tagalog Wikipedia has an article on:
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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

declension of Peru
singular, uncountable
(tekil, sayılamaz)
nominative (yalın) Peru
accusative (belirtme) Peru'yu
dative (yönelme) Peru'ya
locative (bulunma) Peru'da
ablative (çıkma) Peru'dan
genitive (tamlayan) Peru'nun
    possessive of Peru
singular plural
benim (my) Peru'm Perularım / Peru'larım
senin (your) Peru'n Peruların / Peru'ların
onun (his/her/its) Peru'su Peruları / Peru'ları
bizim (our) Peru'muz Perularımız / Peru'larımız
sizin (your) Peru'nuz Perularınız / Peru'larınız
onların (their) Peru'su / Peruları / Peru'ları Peruları / Peru'ları

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)
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