English edit

Etymology 1 edit

Abbreviations

Noun edit

par

  1. Abbreviation of paragraph.
    • 2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 419:
      And this particular Chisolm — as the papers had spelled out in headlines and opening pars — had been a soldier, a corporal in the British Army.
  2. Abbreviation of parenthesis.
  3. Abbreviation of parish.

Adjective edit

par

  1. Abbreviation of parallel.

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from French par (through, by), from Latin per (through). Doublet of per.

Pronunciation edit

Preposition edit

par

  1. (in compounds) By; with.
Usage notes edit
  • Used frequently in Middle English in phrases taken from French, being sometimes written as a part of the word which it governs; as, par amour, or paramour; par cas, or parcase; par fay, or parfay.

Etymology 3 edit

Borrowed from Latin pār (equal).

Noun edit

par (countable and uncountable, plural pars)

  1. Equal value; equality of nominal and actual value; the value expressed on the face or in the words of a certificate of value, as a bond or other commercial paper.
  2. Equality of condition or circumstances.
  3. (golf, mostly uncountable) The allotted number of strokes to reach the hole.
    He needs to make this shot for par.
  4. (golf, countable) A hole in which a player achieves par.
    • 2009 January 18, “Paul Casey storms to four-stroke lead in Abu Dhabi”, in Herald Sun[1]:
      Kaymer started with six straight pars before making a birdie on the seventh and an eagle on the eighth.
  5. (UK) An amount which is taken as an average or mean.
Coordinate terms edit

(golf score):

Derived terms edit
terms derived from par (noun)

Verb edit

par (third-person singular simple present pars, present participle parring, simple past and past participle parred)

  1. (transitive, golf) To reach the hole in the allotted number of strokes.
    He will need to par every hole in order to win this game.

Etymology 4 edit

Noun edit

par (plural pars)

  1. Alternative form of parr (young salmon)

Etymology 5 edit

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole, itself from partner.

Verb edit

par (third-person singular simple present pars, present participle parring, simple past and past participle parred)

  1. (MLE, MTE) To associate, to chill, to hang.
    • 2007 May 21, “Sirens” (track 3), in Maths + English[2], performed by Dizzee Rascal:
      Par with the hard heads and young offenders.
    • 2014 September 27, “Fire in the Booth”‎[3]performed by Stormzy:
      I par with the best, this is bars in the flesh.
    • 2016 August 12, “Don't run” (track 2), in PARTYNEXTDOOR 3(PX3)[4], performed by PARTYNEXTDOOR:
      Don't par wih a broke boy, I'll do the most.

See also edit

Anagrams edit

Ambonese Malay edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Portuguese para.

Preposition edit

par

  1. for
  2. in order to
    par bali rokoin order to buy tobacco

References edit

  • D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998) Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia[5], Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

Aromanian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Latin pāreō. Compare Daco-Romanian părea, par.

Alternative forms edit

Verb edit

par first-singular present indicative (past participle pãrutã)

  1. to seem, appear
Derived terms edit
See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Latin pālus. Compare Daco-Romanian par.

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

par

  1. stake
Related terms edit

Chavacano edit

Etymology edit

From Spanish par (pair).

Noun edit

par

  1. pair

Danish edit

Etymology 1 edit

From late Old Danish par, from Middle Low German par, from Latin pār.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

par n (singular definite parret, plural indefinite par)

  1. pair
  2. couple
Inflection edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from English par.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

par c

  1. (golf) par (the allotted number of strokes to reach the hole)

Etymology 3 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

par

  1. imperative of parre

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From late Old Norse par, from Middle Low German par, from Latin pār.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

par n (genitive singular pars, plural pør)

  1. pair

Declension edit

Declension of par
n5 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative par parið pør pørini
accusative par parið pør pørini
dative pari parinum pørum pørunum
genitive pars parsins para paranna

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle French par, from Old French par, from Latin per, from Proto-Indo-European *peri.

Pronunciation edit

Preposition edit

par

  1. through
    par la fenêtrethrough the window
    aller par le parcgo through the park
  2. by (used to introduce a means; used to introduce an agent in a passive construction)
    voyager par traintravel by train
    par surpriseby surprise
    le bateau est attaqué par des pirates.the boat is [being] attacked by pirates.
  3. over (used to express direction)
    Viens par ici !Come over here!
  4. from (used to describe the origin of something, especially a view or movement)
    voir par devantsee from the back
    le liquide est arrivé par le robinetthe liquid arrived from the tap
  5. around, round (inside of)
    par tout le cinémaall around the cinema
  6. on (situated on, used in certain phrases)
    par terreon the ground
  7. on, at, in (used to denote a time when something occurs)
    par un beau jouron a nice day
    par un soirin one evening
  8. in
    marcher par deuxwalk in twos
  9. per, a, an
    trois fois par semainethree times a week
  10. out of (used to describe the reason for something)
    par pure colèreout of pure anger
    par tristesseout of sadness
  11. for

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • English: par

Noun edit

par m (plural pars)

  1. (golf) par

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Friulian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin per.

Preposition edit

par

  1. for
  2. through
  3. by

Gabrielino-Fernandeño edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pa.

Noun edit

par

  1. water

References edit

  • Kroeber, Shoshonean Dialects of California, in University of California Publications: American archaeology and ethnology, volume 4, page 81
  • HG

German edit

Determiner edit

par (invariable)

  1. Obsolete spelling of paar (a few, couple)

Icelandic edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Low German par, from Latin pār (equal).

Noun edit

par n (genitive singular pars, nominative plural pör)

  1. pair
  2. a couple, two people who are dating
  3. (poker) pair
Declension edit
Synonyms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from English par.

Noun edit

par n (genitive singular pars, no plural)

  1. (golf) par
Declension edit

Indo-Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

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

Preposition edit

par

  1. (Diu) to (indicates indirect object)
    • 1883, Hugo Schuchardt, Kreolische Studien, volume 3:
      Já fallou par su pai aquêl mais piquin, []
      The youngest one told (literally: said to) his father []
  2. (Diu) for (indicates subject of an infinitive)
    • 1883, Hugo Schuchardt, Kreolische Studien, volume 3:
      Trasê tamêm um vaquinh bem gord e matá par nós comê e par nós regalá:
      Bring also a small and very fat cow and kill (it) for us to eat and for us to regale ourselves:

Istriot edit

Etymology edit

From Latin per.

Preposition edit

par

  1. for
  2. through

Jamaican Creole edit

Etymology edit

Clipping of partner.

Verb edit

par

  1. To associate, to chill, to hang.
    • 2002 November 12, “Get Busy” (track 5), in Dutty Rock[6], performed by Sean Paul:
      Yo, sexy ladies waan par wid us. Inna di car wid us, dem nah war wid us
      Yo, sexy ladies want to chill with us. In the car with us, they don't war with us.
    • 2007 January 1, “The Traffic Jam” (track 5), in Mind Control[7], performed by Stephen Marley, Damian Marley, and Julian Marley:
      DAMIAN MARLEY:Cause him too par with we, we here when Demus show love
      Because he also associated with us, we were here when Chaka Demus showed love.
    • 2009 June 16, “No Cocaine” (track 2), in Escape From Babylon[8], performed by Alborosie:
      Mi na go par with T.Montana neither Pablo Escobar
      I'm not going to hang out with Tony Montana or Pablo Escobar.

Kaqchikel edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mayan *pahay.

Noun edit

par

  1. skunk

References edit

  • Brown, R. McKenna; Maxwell, Judith M.; Little, Walter E. (2006) ¿La ütz awäch? Introduction to Kaqchikel Maya Language, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 237
  • Ruyán Canú, Déborah; Coyote Tum, Rafael; Munson L., Jo Ann (1991) Diccionario cakchiquel central y español[9] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano de Centroamérica, page 180

Latin edit

Etymology edit

Unclear. A traditional reconstruction is Proto-Indo-European *per(h₂)- (to exchange), comparing Ancient Greek πέρνημι (pérnēmi) etc. and Lithuanian pirkti; but this accounts badly for the /a(ː)/. De Vaan suggests *peh₂s- (to watch (over), see?), linking Latin pāreō. All possibilities nonetheless suffer semantic problems. Others refrain from assigning an Indo-European root.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

pār (genitive paris, comparative parior, superlative parissimus, adverb pariter); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. even (of a number)
  2. equal
    Synonyms: aequus, aequālis, compār, adaequātus
    Antonyms: dispār, inaequālis, impār, inīquus
  3. like
  4. suitable

Declension edit

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative pār parēs paria
Genitive paris parium
Dative parī paribus
Accusative parem pār parēs paria
Ablative parī paribus
Vocative pār parēs paria

Noun edit

pār m or f (genitive paris); third declension

  1. companion, comrade, mate, spouse

Declension edit

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pār parēs
Genitive paris parium
Dative parī paribus
Accusative parem parēs
parīs
Ablative pare paribus
Vocative pār parēs

Noun edit

pār n (genitive paris); third declension

  1. pair, couple

Declension edit

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pār paria
Genitive paris parium
Dative parī paribus
Accusative pār paria
Ablative parī paribus
Vocative pār paria

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

See also edit

References edit

  • par”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • par”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Latvian edit

Preposition edit

par (with accusative)

  1. about, on
  2. than
  3. for (price)
  4. as

Maltese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sicilian paru.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

par m (plural pari)

  1. couple, pair

Derived terms edit

Middle French edit

Etymology edit

From Old French par.

Conjunction edit

par

  1. by (introduces an agent)
    • 1532, François Rabelais, Pantagruel:
      Comment Epistemon qui avoit la teste tranchée, fut guery habillement par Panurge.
      How Epistemon who had his head cut off was adroitly cured by Panurge

Descendants edit

Northern Kurdish edit

Etymology edit

From *p- + *ar-, cognate with Avestan 𐬫𐬁𐬭𐬆- (yārə-, year), English year, all from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁r- (year).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

par f

  1. share, part

Noun edit

par f

  1. last year

Adverb edit

par

  1. last year

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Noun edit

par n (definite singular paret, indefinite plural par, definite plural para or parene)

  1. a pair
    et par skoa pair of shoes
  2. a couple
  3. a few (determiner)
    for et par dager sidena few days ago

Derived terms edit

 
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Noun edit

par n

  1. (golf, uncountable) par
    ett slag under parone stroke under par

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /paːr/, [pʰɐ̞ːr]

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse par, from Middle Low German par, from Latin paria (equals), neuter plural of pār. Akin to English pair.

Noun edit

par n (definite singular paret, indefinite plural par, definite plural para)

  1. a pair
    eit par skoa pair of shoes
  2. a couple
  3. a few (determiner)
    for eit par dagar sidana few days ago
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From English par.

Noun edit

par n

  1. (golf, uncountable) par
    eitt slag under parone stroke under par

References edit

Old French edit

Etymology edit

From Latin per.

Conjunction edit

par

  1. by; via (introduces a medium)
  2. because of; due to (introduces a medium)
  3. by
  4. by; through; across
  5. by (introduces an exclamation)
  6. in (at a location)

Descendants edit

Phalura edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

par (Perso-Arabic spelling پر)

  1. suddenly

Alternative forms edit

References edit

  • Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[10], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Polish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /par/
  • Rhymes: -ar
  • Syllabification: par

Noun edit

par

  1. genitive plural of para
  2. genitive plural of pary

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese par, from Latin pār (equal, like), from Proto-Indo-European *per (exchange).

Pronunciation edit

 
 

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: par

Noun edit

par m (plural pares)

  1. pair
  2. partner
  3. couple
  4. peer
  5. (golf) par

Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

par m or f (plural pares, not comparable)

  1. (mathematics) even
    Antonym: ímpar

Related terms edit

Romagnol edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin per (by means of). Compare Italian per (for; to; through).

Preposition edit

par

  1. for
  2. to

References edit

  • Masotti, Adelmo (1996) Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli, page 418

Romanian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Latin pālus (stake), from Proto-Italic *pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos, from *peh₂ǵ-.

Noun edit

par m (plural pari)

  1. stake
  2. club, bat
Declension edit
Related terms edit
See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Latin par.

Adjective edit

par m or n (feminine singular pară, masculine plural pari, feminine and neuter plural pare)

  1. (of an integer) even; divisible by two
    Antonym: impar
Declension edit

Etymology 3 edit

Form of părea.

Verb edit

par

  1. inflection of părea:
    1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. third-person plural present indicative

Sassarese edit

Pronunciation edit

Preposition edit

par

  1. Alternative form of pa', sometimes used before vowel sounds
    • 1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “Dipididda [Parting]”, in La poesia di l'althri [The poetry of others] (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 15:
      [] O me’ ziddài, digussì bedda
      e àipra, eu t’aggiu di dagà par eddu
      O town of mine, so beautiful and harsh, I'll have to leave you for it [destiny]

References edit

  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Paar, from Latin par (equal, like).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

pȃr m (Cyrillic spelling па̑р)

  1. pair, couple
  2. (informal) few, handful, several

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Slovene edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

pár m inan

  1. pair
  2. some, a couple (of)
  3. couple (two partners)
  4. (golf) par
  5. (card games) (poker) pair

Inflection edit

 
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. pár
gen. sing. pára
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
pár pára pári
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
pára párov párov
dative
(dajȃlnik)
páru pároma párom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
pár pára páre
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
páru párih párih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
párom pároma pári

Synonyms edit

See also edit

Poker hands in Slovene · poker karte (layout · text)
         
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barva full house poker barvna lestvica kraljeva lestvica

Further reading edit

  • par”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin pār (equal, like), from Proto-Indo-European *per (exchange).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaɾ/ [ˈpaɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: par

Adjective edit

par m or f (masculine and feminine plural pares)

  1. even (divisible by two)
    Antonym: impar

Derived terms edit

Noun edit

par m (plural pares)

  1. pair (two of the same or similar items that go together)
    un par de calcetines
    a pair of socks
  2. couple (two of the same or similar items)
    bebí un par de cervezas
    I drank a couple of beers
  3. (physics) two equal non-collinear forces; that is a force couple in Newtonian mechanics
  4. peer (somebody who is, or something that is, at a level equal)
  5. some, a few

Noun edit

par f (plural pares)

  1. (finance) par (acceptable level)

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

Swedish edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

par n

  1. a pair, a couple (either two or a few of something)
  2. a couple, two people who are dating

Declension edit

Declension of par 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative par paret par paren
Genitive pars parets pars parens

Related terms edit

Anagrams edit

Tagalog edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

par (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇ᜔)

  1. (colloquial) Clipping of pare.

Tok Pisin edit

Noun edit

par

  1. stingray

Venetian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin pār. Compare Italian paio.

Noun edit

par m (plural pari)

  1. pair

West Frisian edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

par c (plural parren, diminutive parke)

  1. pear

Further reading edit

  • par”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011