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pară

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Romanian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.rə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -arə
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ră

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pira, from the plural of Latin pirum, considered as a feminine singular.

Noun

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pară f (plural pere)

  1. pear
Declension
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Declension of pară
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative pară para pere perele
genitive-dative pere perei pere perelor
vocative pară, paro perelor
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Ancient Greek πυρά (purá), from πῦρ (pûr, fire), from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥. Compare also Aromanian pirã.

Noun

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pară f (plural pare)

  1. (now only poetic) flame
    Synonyms: flacără, flamă
Declension
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Declension of pară
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative pară para pare parele
genitive-dative pare parei pare parelor
vocative pară, paro parelor
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Verb

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pară

  1. third-person singular/plural subjunctive present of părea