parell
See also: Parell
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Catalan parell~pareyll, from Late Latin pariculus, diminutive of Latin pār. Compare Occitan parelh, French pareil, Spanish parejo.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
parell (feminine parella, masculine plural parells, feminine plural parelles)
- matching; a group of two with the same characteristics
- (mathematics); even; divisible by 2
Noun edit
parell m (plural parells)
- pair (set of two things, people, or creatures of like characteristics)
- un parell de guants ― a pair of gloves
- (in the singular) (a) few
- un parell de minuts ― a few minutes
- (agriculture) yoke (set of two animals used together to pull a plow or cart)
- (telecommunications) pair (set of two wires used to establish two-way communication)
Derived terms edit
- doble parella (“two pair”)
- nombre parell
Related terms edit
References edit
- “parell” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “parell”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “parell” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “parell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Middle English edit
Noun edit
parell
- Alternative form of peril