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pea

See also: Pea, PEA, peà, peã, peʻa, and pe'a

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EnglishEdit

 
A pea plant, Pisum sativum (1).
 
Pea seeds in a pod (2).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /piː/
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  • Rhymes: -iː
  • Homophones: P, pee

Etymology 1Edit

Back-formation from pease, originally an uncountable noun meaning "peas" that was construed as a plural, ultimately from Ancient Greek πίσον (píson).

NounEdit

pea (plural peas)

  1. (botany) A plant, Pisum sativum, member of the legume (Fabaceae) family.
  2. (cooking) The edible seed of some of these plants.
  3. (baseball) A ball travelling at high velocity.
Usage notesEdit

See usage notes at bean regarding the differences in terminology.

Derived termsEdit
Terms derived from pea (noun)
DescendantsEdit
  • → Abenaki: piz (“a pea”)
  • → Mohegan-Pequot: pish (“a pea”)
  • → Yurok: pi·š, peeesh (“a pea”)
TranslationsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Middle English pe, po, poue, pa, paue, from Old English pēa, pāwa (“peacock”) (compare Old English pāwe (“peahen”)) and Old Norse pái (“peacock”), both from Proto-Germanic *pāwô (“peacock”), from Latin pāvō (“peacock”), of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Tamil தோகை (tōkai, “peacock feather”), or imitative (compare Latin paupulō (“to call as a peacock”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Pau, West Frisian pau, Dutch pauw, German Pfau.

NounEdit

pea (plural peas)

  1. (rare, archaic) a peafowl
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 3Edit

NounEdit

pea (plural peas)

  1. (nautical) Alternative form of peak

Further readingEdit

AnagramsEdit

EstonianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Finnic *pää, from Proto-Uralic *päŋe. Cognate with Finnish pää and Hungarian fej.

NounEdit

pea (genitive pea, partitive pead)

  1. head

DeclensionEdit

Declension of pea
singular (ainsus) plural (mitmus)
nominative (nimetav) pea pead
genitive (omastav) pea peade
partitive (osastav) pead päid
illative (sisseütlev) peasse peadesse
inessive (seesütlev) peas peades
elative (seestütlev) peast peadest
allative (alaleütlev) peale peadele
adessive (alalütlev) peal peadel
ablative (alaltütlev) pealt peadelt
translative (saav) peaks peadeks
terminative (rajav) peani peadeni
essive (olev) peana peadena
abessive (ilmaütlev) peata peadeta
comitative (kaasaütlev) peaga peadega

AdverbEdit

pea

  1. almost
    Pea iga kord seisab ta seal kohas.
    He stands there almost every time.
  2. soon, immediately, quickly (in modern use almost always together with some other word or affix, such as kohe, õige, nii, -gi)
    Kohe pea oleme kohal.
    Soon we'll be there.
    Rändurid uinusid pea.
    The travelers fell asleep quickly.

JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

pea

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ペア

MaoriEdit

NounEdit

pea

  1. bear

SpanishEdit

VerbEdit

pea

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of peer.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of peer.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of peer.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of peer.

SwahiliEdit

VerbEdit

-pea (infinitive kupea)

  1. Applicative form of -pa

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of -pea
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kupea kutopea
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative pea peeni
Habitual hupea
Complex finite forms
Polarity Persons Persons / Classes Classes
1st 2nd 3rd / M-wa M-mi Ma Ki-vi N U Ku Pa Mu
Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. / 1 Pl. / 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 / 14 15 / 17 16 18
Past
Positive nilipea
nalipea 		tulipea
twalipea 		ulipea
walipea 		mlipea
mwalipea 		alipea walipea ulipea ilipea lilipea yalipea kilipea vilipea ilipea zilipea ulipea kulipea palipea mulipea
Relative niliopea
naliopea 		tuliopea
twaliopea 		uliopea
waliopea 		mliopea
mwaliopea 		aliopea waliopea uliopea iliopea liliopea yaliopea kiliopea viliopea iliopea ziliopea uliopea kuliopea paliopea muliopea
Negative sikupea hatukupea hukupea hamkupea hakupea hawakupea haukupea haikupea halikupea hayakupea hakikupea havikupea haikupea hazikupea haukupea hakukupea hapakupea hamukupea
Present
Positive ninapea
napea 		tunapea unapea mnapea anapea wanapea unapea inapea linapea yanapea kinapea vinapea inapea zinapea unapea kunapea panapea munapea
Relative ninaopea
naopea 		tunaopea unaopea mnaopea anaopea wanaopea unaopea inaopea linaopea yanaopea kinaopea vinaopea inaopea zinaopea unaopea kunaopea panaopea munaopea
Negative sipei hatupei hupei hampei hapei hawapei haupei haipei halipei hayapei hakipei havipei haipei hazipei haupei hakupei hapapei hamupei
Future
Positive nitapea tutapea utapea mtapea atapea watapea utapea itapea litapea yatapea kitapea vitapea itapea zitapea utapea kutapea patapea mutapea
Relative nitakaopea tutakaopea utakaopea mtakaopea atakaopea watakaopea utakaopea itakaopea litakaopea yatakaopea kitakaopea vitakaopea itakaopea zitakaopea utakaopea kutakaopea patakaopea mutakaopea
Negative sitapea hatutapea hutapea hamtapea hatapea hawatapea hautapea haitapea halitapea hayatapea hakitapea havitapea haitapea hazitapea hautapea hakutapea hapatapea hamutapea
Subjunctive
Positive nipee tupee upee mpee apee wapee upee ipee lipee yapee kipee vipee ipee zipee upee kupee papee mupee
Negative nisipee tusipee usipee msipee asipee wasipee usipee isipee lisipee yasipee kisipee visipee isipee zisipee usipee kusipee pasipee musipee
Present Conditional
Positive ningepea tungepea ungepea mngepea angepea wangepea ungepea ingepea lingepea yangepea kingepea vingepea ingepea zingepea ungepea kungepea pangepea mungepea
Negative nisingepea
singepea 		tusingepea
hatungepea 		usingepea
hungepea 		msingepea
hamngepea 		asingepea
hangepea 		wasingepea
hawangepea 		usingepea
haungepea 		isingepea
haingepea 		lisingepea
halingepea 		yasingepea
hayangepea 		kisingepea
hakingepea 		visingepea
havingepea 		isingepea
haingepea 		zisingepea
hazingepea 		usingepea
haungepea 		kusingepea
hakungepea 		pasingepea
hapangepea 		musingepea
hamungepea
Past Conditional
Positive ningalipea tungalipea ungalipea mngalipea angalipea wangalipea ungalipea ingalipea lingalipea yangalipea kingalipea vingalipea ingalipea zingalipea ungalipea kungalipea pangalipea mungalipea
Negative nisingalipea
singalipea 		tusingalipea
hatungalipea 		usingalipea
hungalipea 		msingalipea
hamngalipea 		asingalipea
hangalipea 		wasingalipea
hawangalipea 		usingalipea
haungalipea 		isingalipea
haingalipea 		lisingalipea
halingalipea 		yasingalipea
hayangalipea 		kisingalipea
hakingalipea 		visingalipea
havingalipea 		isingalipea
haingalipea 		zisingalipea
hazingalipea 		usingalipea
haungalipea 		kusingalipea
hakungalipea 		pasingalipea
hapangalipea 		musingalipea
hamungalipea
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningelipea tungelipea ungelipea mngelipea angelipea wangelipea ungelipea ingelipea lingelipea yangelipea kingelipea vingelipea ingelipea zingelipea ungelipea kungelipea pangelipea mungelipea
General Relative
Positive nipeao tupeao upeao mpeao apeao wapeao upeao ipeao lipeao yapeao kipeao vipeao ipeao zipeao upeao kupeao papeao mupeao
Negative nisiopea tusiopea usiopea msiopea asiopea wasiopea usiopea isiopea lisiopea yasiopea kisiopea visiopea isiopea zisiopea usiopea kusiopea pasiopea musiopea
Gnomic
Positive napea twapea wapea mwapea apea wapea wapea yapea lapea yapea chapea vyapea yapea zapea wapea kwapea papea mwapea
Perfect
Positive nimepea tumepea umepea mmepea amepea wamepea umepea imepea limepea yamepea kimepea vimepea imepea zimepea umepea kumepea pamepea mumepea
"Already"
Positive nimeshapea tumeshapea umeshapea mmeshapea ameshapea wameshapea umeshapea imeshapea limeshapea yameshapea kimeshapea vimeshapea imeshapea zimeshapea umeshapea kumeshapea pameshapea mumeshapea
"Not yet"
Negative sijapea hatujapea hujapea hamjapea hajapea hawajapea haujapea haijapea halijapea hayajapea hakijapea havijapea haijapea hazijapea haujapea hakujapea hapajapea hamujapea
"If/When"
Positive nikipea tukipea ukipea mkipea akipea wakipea ukipea ikipea likipea yakipea kikipea vikipea ikipea zikipea ukipea kukipea pakipea mukipea
"If not"
Negative nisipopea tusipopea usipopea msipopea asipopea wasipopea usipopea isipopea lisipopea yasipopea kisipopea visipopea isipopea zisipopea usipopea kusipopea pasipopea musipopea
Consecutive
Positive nikapea tukapea ukapea mkapea akapea wakapea ukapea ikapea likapea yakapea kikapea vikapea ikapea zikapea ukapea kukapea pakapea mukapea
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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EtymologyEdit

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NounEdit

pea ? (plural peas)

  1. (anatomy) skin
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