para-
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Ancient Greek παρα- (para-, “beside, next to”).
Prefix
editpara-
- beside, alongside
- parasite (feed beside), parallel (beside one another), paracapsular (alongside a capsule)
- parallel
- paraconformity (parallel conformity), paraxial (parallel to the axis)
- parallel
- between
- paracellular (between cells), paraconule (A conule located between a paracone and a metacone), paradiploid (intermediate between diploid and polyploid)
- around, surrounding
- paracortex (surrounding the cortex), paradiapophysis (covering the diapophysis)
- covering
- paracolpitis ((outer) covering of inflamed vagina)
- covering
- adjacent, next to
- paracentral (adjacent to the center), paracaval (adjacent to the vena cava)
- near
- paranal (near the anus), parepididymis ((body part) near the epididymis), parethmoid (near the ethmoid bone)
- opposite of, on the far side of
- paracavernous (On the far side of the cavernous sinus)
- above, over
- paraductal (above the duct), paracoronoid (above the coronoid process), paracondylar (over the condyle)
- across, through, throughout
- paracotylar ([extending] across the cotyle), paraesophageal (across the esophagus), paracloacal (through the cloaca), paracostal (through the ribs), paracerebral (throughout the brain)
- beyond
- paradox (beyond expectation), paranormal (beyond normal) paraclival (beyond the clivus)
- abnormal
- paralgesia (abnormal sensitivity to pain)
- incorrect
- false
- paradiorthosis (false correction)
- resembling
- paramilitary (resembling a military), paramylum (resembling amylum (starch))
- unrecognized, unauthorized, or unsanctioned
- parastate (an unrecognized state), parabaptism (unauthorized baptism)
- avoiding or avoidant
- parenteral (avoiding the intestines), paraconsistent (avoiding consistency)
- (organic chemistry) In isomeric benzene derivatives, having the two substituents in opposite (1,4) positions (compare ortho- and meta-)
- Synonym: p-
- related or pertaining to
- paraclinical (relating to things not purely clinical), parabigeminal (related to a pair of organs), parabicanonical (pertaining to a linear system of divisors equivalent to a bicanonical divisor), paracomplex (pertaining to all metric spaces and all CW-complexes)
- affecting or concerning lower body
- paranesthesia (affecting both sides of the lower body), paraballism (ballism affecting both legs)
Synonyms
edit- (between): inter-, dia-
- (around): peri-, circum-
- (adjacent): juxta-
- (near): juxta-, peri-
- (on the far side of): trans-
- (above): epi-, super-, supra-, hyper-
- (across): trans-, dia-, per-
- (beyond): trans-, hyper-, ultra-, out-, extra-, preter-
- (incorrect): mis-, mal-
- (false): pseudo-, mis-
- (resembling): quasi-, -oid, -form/-iform, -esque, -ish, -ly, -some, -y, (restricted to casual registers) -ass, (forms adjectives from nouns only) -like
Derived terms
editTranslations
editEtymology 2
editFrom French para-, from Italian para-, from para, imperative of parare (“to defend, shield, shroud”), from Latin parō (“I prepare”).
Prefix
editpara-
- (obsolete, not productive) to guard against, to avert, to shield from; to provide protection against, defence from
Derived terms
edit- para-bore (jest, nonce word), protection against bores[1]
- paragrandine
- paravane
Related terms
editEtymology 3
editFrom parachute.
Prefix
editpara-
Derived terms
editEtymology 4
editFrom Paralympic.
Prefix
editpara-
- disability sport
Derived terms
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “para-”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
editBikol Central
editPronunciation
editPrefix
editpara- (Basahan spelling ᜉᜍ)
- used in naming any professions
French
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Ancient Greek παρα- (para-, “beside”).
Prefix
editpara-
- para- (all senses)
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editVia Italian para-, from parare, from Latin parō (“to shield”).
Prefix
editpara-
- para- (“guarding against”)
Synonyms
edit- garde- (e.g. garde-boue, garde-bras)
- pare- (e.g. pare-chocs, pare-soleil)
Etymology 3
editFrom paralympique (“Paralympic”).
Prefix
editpara-
- para- (“disability sport”)
Derived terms
editIdo
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English para-, French para-, Italian para-, Spanish para-. Decision no. 105, Progreso III.
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editpara-
- prefix denoting protection against, something to ward off
- para- + pluvo (“rain”) → parapluvo (“umbrella”)
- para- + moskito (“mosquito”) → paramoskito (“mosquito net”)
Derived terms
editReferences
editIrish
editAlternative forms
edit- parai- (before a slender consonant)
Etymology
editFrom Ancient Greek παρα- (para-).
Prefix
editpara-
Derived terms
editMutation
editradical | lenition | eclipsis |
---|---|---|
para- | phara- | bpara- |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “para(i)-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek παρα- (para-).
Prefix
editpara-
- para- (all senses)
Anagrams
editPolish
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek παρα- (para-).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /pa.ra/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ara
- Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
- Homophones: para, Para
Prefix
editpara-
- para- (resembling)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- para- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek παρα- (para-).
Prefix
editpara- (Cyrillic spelling пара-)
- Para-.
- para- + nàuka (“science”) → paranauka (“parascience”)
- para- + nȍrmālno (“normally”) → paranormalno (“paranormal”)
References
edit
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek παρα- (para-).
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editpara-
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “para-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
Welsh
editEtymology
editSee English para-, from Ancient Greek παρα- (para-).
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editpara-
- para-
- para- + meddyg (“doctor”) → parafeddyg (“paramedic”)
- para- + normal (“normal”) → paranormal (“paranormal”)
- para- + ymatebol (“responsive, reactive”) → paraymatebol (“parasympathetic”)
Derived terms
editMutation
editradical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
---|---|---|---|
para- | bara- | mhara- | phara- |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
editR. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “para-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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