parra

See also: párra, párrá, and parrà

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

Noun

parra (plural parras, diminutive parratjie)

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of padda
  2. (crude, slang) vagina; female genitalia

Etymology 2

From Portuguese parar (“to halt, to stop”).

Verb

parra (present parra, present participle parraende, past participle geparra)

  1. (fishing) to stop a fishing boat and wait; to keep a boat in a certain position
  2. (fishing, imperative) row slower

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sper(w)-, *sper(g)- (“sparrow, bird”). Cognate with English sparrow.

Pronunciation

Noun

parra f (genitive parrae); first declension

  1. A bird of ill omen; perhaps the barn owl

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative parra parrae
genitive parrae parrārum
dative parrae parrīs
accusative parram parrās
ablative parrā parrīs
vocative parra parrae

References

  • parra in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • parra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Spanish

Etymology

From Gothic *𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍂𐌰 (parra), *𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌽𐍃 (parrans, “trellis; fencing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.ra/

Noun

parra f (plural parras)

  1. grapevine (the plant on which grapes grow)

Synonyms

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