päron

See also: paron and parón

Swedish

päron på träd [pears on a tree]

Etymology

From Old Swedish pæra, pærun, from Old Norse pera f, from Vulgar Latin *pira, originally the plural of Latin pirum, but reanalyzed as feminine singular, +‎ -on (neutral noun-forming suffix; used in the names of fruits and berries). The sense "parent" probably originates from the similarity to English parent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpæːˌrɔn/

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Noun

päron n

1. pear (fruit)

   päronhalvor med After Eight

   pear halves with After Eight

2. (slang) parent

   Jag vill gärna ha en moppe men får inte för päronen.

   I would like to have a moped, but my parents won't let me.

3. the barrel of a clarinet
4. indefinite plural of pära

Declension

Declension of päron

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	päron	pärons
	definite	päronet	päronets
plural	indefinite	päron	pärons
	definite	päronen	päronens

Derived terms

• päroncider
• päronsoda
• äpplen och päron (“apples and oranges”)

Descendants

• → Finnish: päärynä

See also

• frukt (“fruit”)

References

• päron in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• päron in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH