par

Etymology 1

Abbreviation.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French par (“through, by”), from Latin per (“through”).

Etymology 3

Anagrams

• APR, ARP, Apr, Apr., Arp, RAP, apr, arp, pra, rap

Preposition

par

1. for

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Latin pālus. Compare Daco-Romanian par.

Etymology

From Spanish par (“pair”).

Noun

par

1. pair

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English par.

Etymology 3

See parre.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰɛaːɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːɹ

Noun

par n (genitive singular pars, plural pør)

1. pair

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paʁ/

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• Homophones: pars, part
• Rhymes: -aʁ

Preposition

par

1. through

   par la fenêtre ― through the window

   aller par le parc ― go through the park

2. by (used to introduce a means; used to introduce an agent in a passive construction))

   voyager par train ― travel by train

   par surprise ― by 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 devant ― see from the back

   le liquide est arrivé par le robinet ― the liquid arrived from the tap

5. around, round (inside of)

   par tout le cinéma ― all around the cinema

6. on (situated on, used in certain phrases)

   par terre ― on the ground

7. on, at, in (used to denote a time when something occurs)

   par un beau jour ― on a nice day

   par un soir ― in one evening

8. in

   marcher par deux ― walk in twos

9. per, a, an

   trois fois par semaine ― three times a week

10. out of (used to describe the reason for something)

    par pure colère ― out of pure anger

    par tristesse ― out of sadness

11. for

Noun

par m (plural pars)

1. (golf) par

Further reading

• “par” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• rap

Etymology

From Latin per.

Preposition

par

1. for
2. through
3. by

Alternative forms

• paar (paːr), pa'r
• paara'

Noun

par

1. water

References

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰaːr/

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• Rhymes: -aːr

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English par.

Etymology

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

Preposition

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:

Etymology

From Latin per.

Preposition

par

1. for
2. through

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːɾ/

Noun

par f

1. share, part

Noun

par f

1. last year

Adverb

par

1. last year

Etymology

Unclear. A traditional reconstruction is Proto-Indo-European *perH- (“exchange”), comparing Ancient Greek πέρνημι (pérnēmi) etc. and Lithuanian pirkti; but this accounts badly for the /a(ː)/. Others refrain from assigning an Indo-European root.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /paːr/

Adjective

pār (genitive paris); third declension

1. even (of a number)
2. equal
3. like
4. suitable

Preposition

par (with accusative)

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

Etymology

From Old French par.

Conjunction

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

     .

Noun

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

1. a pair

   et par sko ― a pair of shoes

2. a couple
3. a few (determiner)

   for et par dager siden ― a few days ago

Noun

par n

1. (golf, uncountable) par

   ett slag under par ― one stroke under par

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑːr/

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From English par

References

• “par” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Latin per.

Conjunction

par

1. by; via (introduces a medium)
   • Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide, circa 1170:

     Tost m'oceïst par son orguel.

     Soon, he killed with his pride.

2. because of; due to (introduces a medium)
   • Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide, circa 1170:

     Premiers sont au mostier venu,
     La furent par devocion

     The first ones came to the minster,
     they were there to pray

3. by
   • Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide, circa 1170:

     L'une a l'autre par la main prise,

     They took each other by the hand

4. by; through; across
   • Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide, circa 1170:

     Li cheval par le chanp s'an fuient.

     The horses fled through the field

5. by (introduces an exclamation)
   • Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide, circa 1170:

     "Sire, par Deu et par sa croiz!

     "Sire! By God and by his cross!"

6. in (at a location)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpaʁ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpaɾ/
• Hyphenation: par

Noun

par m (plural pares)

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

Adjective

par m, f (plural pares, not comparable)

1. (mathematics) even

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Form of părea.

Etymology

From Latin pār (“equal, like”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pâːr/

Noun

pȃr m (Cyrillic spelling па̑р)

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpàːr/
• Tonal orthography: pár

Noun

pár m inan (genitive pára, nominative plural pári)

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

See also

Poker hands in Slovene · poker karte (layout · text)
najvišja karta	par	dva para	tris	lestvica, kenta
barva	full house	poker	barvna lestvica	kraljeva lestvica

Etymology

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

Adjective

par (plural pares)

1. even

Noun

par m (plural pares)

1. pair
2. (physics) two equal non-collinear forces; that is a force couple in Newtonian mechanics

Pronunciation

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Noun

par n

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

Noun

par

1. stingray

Alternative forms

• paro
• pèr

Etymology

From Latin pār. Compare Italian paio.

Noun

par m (plural pari)

1. pair

Noun

par c (plural parren)

1. pear