paren
English edit
Etymology edit
Clipping of parenthesis.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
paren (plural parens)
- (informal, especially computing) A parenthesis (bracket used to enclose parenthetical material in text).
Anagrams edit
Asturian edit
Verb edit
paren
Catalan edit
Verb edit
paren
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From paar. Attested since the 16th century.
Verb edit
paren
- (transitive) to pair
- (intransitive) to mate, to copulate [+ met (with)]
Inflection edit
| Inflection of paren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | paren | |||
| past singular | paarde | |||
| past participle | gepaard | |||
| infinitive | paren | |||
| gerund | paren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | paar | paarde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | paart | paarde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | paart | paarde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | paart | paarde | ||
| 3rd person singular | paart | paarde | ||
| plural | paren | paarden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | pare | paarde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | paren | paarden | ||
| imperative sing. | paar | |||
| imperative plur.1 | paart | |||
| participles | parend | gepaard | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: paar
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
paren
Anagrams edit
Galician edit
Verb edit
paren
- third-person plural present indicative of parir
- inflection of parar:
Louisiana Creole edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from French parent (“parent, relative”).
Noun edit
paren
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
paren
- Alternative form of parenté (“related”)
Spanish edit
Verb edit
paren
- inflection of parar:
- third-person plural present indicative of parir
Swedish edit
Noun edit
paren