paro

See also: Paro, paró, parò, and -paro

Asturian

Verb

paro

first-person singular present indicative of parar

Catalan

Verb

paro

first-person singular present indicative form of parar

Esperanto

Noun

paro (accusative singular paron, plural paroj, accusative plural parojn)

couple, pair

French

Etymology

Popularised by rapper Kery James in 2009.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa.ʁo/

Adjective

paro (invariable)

(slang) neurotic
- 2013, “Dernière danse”, in Mini World, performed by Indila:
  Sans lui je suis un peu paro / Je déambule seule dans le métro

Ido

Noun

paro (plural pari)

couple, pair

Italian

Verb

paro

first-person singular present indicative of parare

Anagrams

apro, opra, rapo, rapò

Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *per- (“produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth”). Cognate with pariō (“to produce”) and properus (“ready”).

Verb

parō (present infinitive parāre, perfect active parāvī, supine parātum); first conjugation

I prepare, arrange
- 27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita libri 29.4
  munire urbem, frumentum convehere, tela arma parare
  to strengthen the defences of the city, to accumulate stores of corn, to prepare a supply of weapons and armour
I provide, furnish
I resolve, purpose

Inflection

Conjugation of paro (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	parō	parās	parat	parāmus	parātis	parant
	imperfect	parābam	parābās	parābat	parābāmus	parābātis	parābant
	future	parābō	parābis	parābit	parābimus	parābitis	parābunt
	perfect	parāvī	parāvistī, parāsti¹	parāvit	parāvimus	parāvistis, parāstis¹	parāvērunt, parāvēre
	pluperfect	parāveram	parāverās	parāverat	parāverāmus	parāverātis	parāverant
	future perfect	parāverō	parāveris	parāverit	parāverimus	parāveritis	parāverint
passive	present	paror	parāris, parāre	parātur	parāmur	parāminī	parantur
	imperfect	parābar	parābāris, parābāre	parābātur	parābāmur	parābāminī	parābantur
	future	parābor	parāberis, parābere	parābitur	parābimur	parābiminī	parābuntur
	perfect	parātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	parātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	parātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	parem	parēs	paret	parēmus	parētis	parent
	imperfect	parārem	parārēs	parāret	parārēmus	parārētis	parārent
	perfect	parāverim	parāverīs	parāverit	parāverīmus	parāverītis	parāverint
	pluperfect	parāvissem, parāssem¹	parāvissēs, parāsses¹	parāvisset, parāsset¹	parāvissēmus, parāssemus¹	parāvissētis, parāssetis¹	parāvissent, parāssent¹
passive	present	parer	parēris, parēre	parētur	parēmur	parēminī	parentur
	imperfect	parārer	parārēris, parārēre	parārētur	parārēmur	parārēminī	parārentur
	perfect	parātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	parātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	parā	—	—	parāte	—
active	future	—	parātō	parātō	—	parātōte	parantō
passive	present	—	parāre	—	—	parāminī	—
passive	future	—	parātor	parātor	—	—	parantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		parāre	parāvisse, parāsse¹	parātūrus esse	parārī	parātus esse	parātum īrī
participles		parāns	—	parātūrus	—	parātus	parandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		nominative	genitive	dative/ablative	accusative	accusative	ablative
		parāre	parandī	parandō	parandum	parātum	parātū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

Terms derived from paro

sēparō
supparō
vituperō

Descendants

English: pare, parry
French: parer
Italian: parare
Portuguese: parar
Spanish: parar

Etymology 2

From pār (“equal”).

Verb

parō (present infinitive parāre, perfect active parāvī, supine parātum); first conjugation

I equalize, make equal

References

paro1 in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
paro2 in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
paro3 in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
paro in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
paro in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
paro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to prepare to do a thing: parare with Inf.
- to compass, devise a man's overthrow, ruin: perniciem (exitium) alicui afferre, moliri, parare
- to gain dignity; to make oneself a person of consequence: auctoritatem or dignitatem sibi conciliare, parare
- to take measures for..: parare aliquid
- to waylay a person: insidias alicui parare, facere, struere, instruere, tendere
- to make preparations for a marriage: nuptias parare
- to equip an army, troops: parare exercitum, copias
- to make preparations for war: bellum parare
- (ambiguous) to attain eternal renown: immortalitatem consequi, adipisci, sibi parere
- (ambiguous) to invent, form words: verba parere, fingere, facere
- (ambiguous) to be resigned to a thing: (animo) paratum esse ad aliquid
- (ambiguous) to be ready to endure anything: omnia perpeti paratum esse
- (ambiguous) to establish oneself as despot, tyrant by some means: tyrannidem sibi parere aliqua re
- (ambiguous) to be a match for the enemy: parem (opp. imparem) esse hosti
- (ambiguous) to gain a victory, win a battle: victoriam adipisci, parere

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

páro

Noun

paro m

pair

Synonyms

paréglia
cócchia

Portuguese

Verb

paro

first-person singular present indicative of parar

Spanish

Etymology 1

From parar.

Noun

paro m (plural paros)

stagnation, freeze up
unemployment
strike (work stoppage)
cardiac arrest, short form of paro cardíaco
(Mexico) pretext
Puros paros para no trabajar = "Just pretexts for not working"
(Mexico) a favour, help, cover-up, (preceded by hacerle un, hacerme un, to indicate "to do someone a favour", "to help someone", "to protect someone by lying")
Hazme un paro, no le digas que estoy aquí = "protect me, do not tell ... that I am here"

Hazle un paro a Juan, tiene que meter todas esas cajas = "help Juan, he must store all those boxes"

Synonyms

(unemployment): desempleo, cesantía
(strike): huelga
(pretext): pretexto, excusa

Verb

paro

First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of parar.

Etymology 2

Verb

paro

First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of parir.

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