pero

See also: Pero, perro, péro, peró, però, and перо

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeɾo/ [ˈpe.ɾo]
• Hyphenation: pe‧ro

Conjunction

pero

1. but

   Synonym: mas

Azerbaijani

Pero.

Etymology

From Russian перо́ (peró).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

pero (definite accusative peronu, plural perolar)

1. quill, pen (made from a feather)

   peronu mürəkkəbə batırmaq ― to dip the pen into the ink

Declension

Declension of pero

	singular	plural
nominative	pero	perolar
definite accusative	peronu	peroları
dative	peroya	perolara
locative	peroda	perolarda
ablative	perodan	perolardan
definite genitive	peronun	peroların

Possessive forms of pero

	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	perom	perolarım
sənin (“your”)	peron	peroların
onun (“his/her/its”)	perosu	peroları
bizim (“our”)	peromuz	perolarımız
sizin (“your”)	peronuz	perolarınız
onların (“their”)	perosu or peroları	peroları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	peromu	perolarımı
sənin (“your”)	peronu	perolarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	perosunu	perolarını
bizim (“our”)	peromuzu	perolarımızı
sizin (“your”)	peronuzu	perolarınızı
onların (“their”)	perosunu or perolarını	perolarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	peroma	perolarıma
sənin (“your”)	perona	perolarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	perosuna	perolarına
bizim (“our”)	peromuza	perolarımıza
sizin (“your”)	peronuza	perolarınıza
onların (“their”)	perosuna or perolarına	perolarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	peromda	perolarımda
sənin (“your”)	peronda	perolarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	perosunda	perolarında
bizim (“our”)	peromuzda	perolarımızda
sizin (“your”)	peronuzda	perolarınızda
onların (“their”)	perosunda or perolarında	perolarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	peromdan	perolarımdan
sənin (“your”)	perondan	perolarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	perosundan	perolarından
bizim (“our”)	peromuzdan	perolarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	peronuzdan	perolarınızdan
onların (“their”)	perosundan or perolarından	perolarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	peromun	perolarımın
sənin (“your”)	peronun	perolarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	perosunun	perolarının
bizim (“our”)	peromuzun	perolarımızın
sizin (“your”)	peronuzun	perolarınızın
onların (“their”)	perosunun or perolarının	perolarının

Further reading

• “pero” in Obastan.com.

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeɾo/ [ˈpe.ɾo]
• Hyphenation: pe‧ro

Conjunction

péro (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜍᜓ)

1. but (used as a connector)

   Synonyms: alagad, ugaring

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish pero (“but”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeɾo/, [ˈpe.ɾo]
• Hyphenation: pe‧ro

Conjunction

pero

1. but; however

Czech

Alternative forms

• péro, píro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛro]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: pe‧ro

Noun

pero n (diminutive pérko or pírko)

1. feather
2. pen (writing instrument)

Declension

Declension of pero (hard neuter)

	singular	plural
nominative	pero	pera
genitive	pera	per
dative	peru	perům
accusative	pero	pera
vocative	pero	pera
locative	peru	perech
instrumental	perem	pery

Related terms

(adjectives):

• pernatý
• perný
• peřový
• péřový

(nouns):

• kuličkové pero
• opeřenec
• perečko
• perokresba
• peruť
• peřina
• peří
• pérečko
• pérovka
• pírečko
• plnící pero

Further reading

• “pero”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “pero”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “pero”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pero.

Conjunction

pero

1. but, rather

Fala

Alternative forms

• peru

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pero, from Late Latin per hoc (“for this reason”, literally “through this”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeɾo/
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: pe‧ro

Conjunction

pero

1. but (on the contrary; but rather)

   Synonym: mais

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎^[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Galician

Alternative forms

• pro, pró

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pero, peró, from Latin per hoc (“by this”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeɾo/ [ˈpe.ɾʊ]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Hyphenation: pe‧ro

Conjunction

pero

1. but

   Synonym: mais

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pero”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pero”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pero”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pero”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pero”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Ido

Noun

pero (plural peri)

1. peer (title)

Ingrian

Etymology 1

Pero.

Borrowed from Russian перо (pero).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpero/, [ˈpe̞ro̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈperoi̯/, [ˈpe̞ro̞i̯]
• Rhymes: -ero, -eroi̯
• Hyphenation: pe‧ro

Noun

pero

1. quill
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 78:

     Assiapaperit kirjutettaa perol, a ei krandoșșiil.

     Documents are writ with a quill, and not a pencil.

   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 36:

     Yhteiset meil ollaa riissat - perot, krantossit ja kirjat, veel i tetretit i kartat, stoolit, lavvat, sumat, partat, klaassan seinät, klaassan maa.

     We have shared objects - quills, pencils and books, also notebooks and maps, chairs, benches, bags, desks, walls of the classroom and the floor of the classroom.

Declension

Declension of pero (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	pero	perot
genitive	peron	perroin, peroloin
partitive	perroa	peroja, peroloja
illative	perroo	perroi, peroloihe
inessive	peros	perois, perolois
elative	perost	peroist, peroloist
allative	perolle	peroille, peroloille
adessive	perol	peroil, peroloil
ablative	perolt	peroilt, peroloilt
translative	peroks	peroiks, peroloiks
essive	peronna, perroon	peroinna, peroloinna, perroin, peroloin
exessive1)	peront	peroint, peroloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Etymology 2

From perä (“buttock”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpero/, [ˈpe̞ro̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈperoi̯/, [ˈpe̞ro̞i̯]
• Rhymes: -ero, -eroi̯
• Hyphenation: pe‧ro

Adjective

pero (comparative peromp)

1. (of horses) stubborn

Declension

Declension of pero (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	pero	perot
genitive	peron	perroin, peroloin
partitive	perroa	peroja, peroloja
illative	perroo	perroi, peroloihe
inessive	peros	perois, perolois
elative	perost	peroist, peroloist
allative	perolle	peroille, peroloille
adessive	perol	peroil, peroloil
ablative	perolt	peroilt, peroloilt
translative	peroks	peroiks, peroloiks
essive	peronna, perroon	peroinna, peroloinna, perroin, peroloin
exessive1)	peront	peroint, peroloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Fedor Tumansky (1790) “перо”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 685
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 399

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pirus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ro/
• Rhymes: -ero
• Hyphenation: pé‧ro

Noun

pero m (plural peri)

1. pear tree

Related terms

• pera

Ladino

Pronunciation

• Audio (Netanya):

  (file)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish pero (“but”), from Late Latin per hoc (“for this reason”, literally “through this”). Cognate with Italian però & Spanish pero.

Conjunction

pero (Hebrew spelling פירו)

1. but; yet

   Synonyms: ama, ma

   • 1983, Elena Romero, Repertorio de noticias sobre el mundo teatral de los sefardíes orientales‎^[3], Editorial CSIC - CSIC Press, →ISBN, page 289:

     Munchas obras de diferentes autores fueron escritas sobre este mismo suj́eto, pero aquea que nośotros empezamos la puḅlicación hoy es escrita por un maestro autor donde el material es recoǵido en los diversos tratados del Midráš.

     Many works from different authors were written about this very subject, but what we are beginning with today is the publication written by an educational author where the material is recognised in various tracts from the Midrash.

Alternative forms

• peró

Etymology 2

Cognate to Spanish perro.

Noun

pero m (Hebrew spelling פירו, plural peros)

1. dog (the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding)
   • 1979, Pascual Pascual Recuero, editor, Antología de cuentos sefardíes‎^[4], Ameller, →ISBN, page 115:

     […] daré a komer a tu karne a los peros i mataré a tođos los enemigos de Yisrael ke en Ṣārfáṯ.

     I shall give your meat to the dogs and I shall slay every enemy of Israel that [is] in Sharfat.

Alternative forms

• perro

Latin

Etymology

Unknown, perhaps related to pēra (“bag, satchel; wallet”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpeː.roː/, [ˈpeːroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ro/, [ˈpɛːro]

Noun

pērō m (genitive pērōnis); third declension

1. A kind of boot made of raw hide, worn chiefly by soldiers or wagoners; a clodhopper

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	pērō	pērōnēs
genitive	pērōnis	pērōnum
dative	pērōnī	pērōnibus
accusative	pērōnem	pērōnēs
ablative	pērōne	pērōnibus
vocative	pērō	pērōnēs

Descendants

• Italian: perone

See also

• caliga

References

• “pero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “pero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• "pero", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• pero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “pero”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[5]
• “pero”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• pero in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[6], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• “pero”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• “pero”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Marshallese

Etymology

From English pharaoh.

Noun

pero

1. pharaoh

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin per hoc (“for this reason”, literally “through this”). Cognate with Old Spanish pero.

Conjunction

pero

1. but; yet

   Synonym: mas

   • 13th century, King Denis of Portugal, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional‎^[7]:

     pero nozir / Non mi deuia desamor

     But lovelessness should be unable to hurt me…!

Descendants

• Fala: pero, peru
• Galician: pero, pro, pró
• Portuguese: pero

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pero”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pero”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2025) “pero”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN

Old Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin per hoc (“for this reason”, literally “through this”). Cognate with Old Galician-Portuguese pero.

Conjunction

pero

1. but; yet

   Synonym: mas

   • 1492, Diego de San Pedro, Cárcel de Amor 151:

     Lo cual yo no niego, pero atrevime a ello pensando que me harías merced no segund quien la pedía, mas segund tú, que la haviés de dar

     This I deny not, but I dared to do it thinking that you would forgive me, not because of who was asking for forgiveness, but because it is proper of you, who had to do it.

Descendants

• Ladino: pero, פירו
• Spanish: pero
  • > Chavacano: pero (inherited)
  • → Rapa Nui: pero
  • → Tagalog: pero
  • → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: pero, poro

References

• Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946) “pero”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume II, Chapel Hill, page 391

Papiamentu

Etymology

Derived from Spanish pero.

Conjunction

pero

1. but (introduces a clause that contradicts the implications of the previous clause)

   Mi gusta e kas aki, pero e ta muchu karu.

   I like this house, but it's too expensive.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin per hoc (“for this reason”, literally “through this”).

Alternative forms

• peró, perol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ɾu/

• Rhymes: -ɛɾu
• Hyphenation: pe‧ro

Conjunction

pero (obsolete)

1. but (introduces a clause that contradicts the implications of the previous clause)

   Synonyms: mas, porém, contudo

   • 1540, João de Barros, Grammatica da Lingua Portuguesa, page 13:

     Nome próprio, ę aquelle que se nam póde atribuir a mais que a hũa só cousa:como este nome, Lisboa, por ser próprio desta çidade, e nam conuem a Roma: nẽ ô de Cęsar, a Cipiam, peró se dissęrmos çidade, que ę gęral nome a todas, em tam será comũ.

     Proper name, is that whitch cannot be attributed to more than one thing:like this name, Lisbon, for it is proper of this city, and doesn't suit Rome: neither Caesar's, to Scipio, but if we say city, which is general name to all of them, then it shall be common.

2. even if (indicates that the preceding clause is true regardless of the following clause)

   Synonyms: ainda que, mesmo que

Etymology 2

From Latin pirum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ɾu/

• Rhymes: -eɾu
• Hyphenation: pe‧ro

Noun

pero m (plural peros)

1. a variety of apple, the fruit of the pereiro

   Synonym: maçã

2. a small variety of pear
3. (informal) a punch

   Synonyms: murro, soco

Rapa Nui

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pero.

Conjunction

pero

1. but

Usage notes

• Generally used in favor of complex native grammar used to achieve the same ends.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pěro/
• Hyphenation: pe‧ro

Noun

pèro n (Cyrillic spelling пѐро)

1. feather, plume
2. pen, quill (for writing)

   čov(j)ek od pera ― a man of letters

3. (figuratively) author, writer
4. plectrum

   Synonyms: plèktrōn, tȑzalica

5. flange of a mace head

Declension

Declension of pero

	singular	plural
nominative	pero	pera
genitive	pera	pera
dative	peru	perima
accusative	pero	pera
vocative	pero	pera
locative	peru	perima
instrumental	perom	perima

Derived terms

• perad
• pȇrje
• pèrnat
• pérnica
• nalivpero

References

• “pero”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈperɔ]

Noun

pero n (genitive singular pera, nominative plural perá, genitive plural pier, declension pattern of mesto)

1. feather
2. pen (writing instrument)

Declension

Declension of pero

	singular	plural
nominative	pero	perá
genitive	pera	pier
dative	peru	perám
accusative	pero	perá
locative	pere	perách
instrumental	perom	perami

Further reading

• “pero”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛróː/

Noun

perọ̑ n

1. feather

Inflection

Declension of pero (neuter, s-stem)
nom. sing.	pero
gen. sing.	peresa
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	pero	peresi	peresa
accusative	pero	peresi	peresa
genitive	peresa	peres	peres
dative	peresu	peresoma	peresom
locative	peresu	peresih	peresih
instrumental	peresom	peresoma	peresi

Descendants

• perutnina
• perutničke

Further reading

• “pero”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish pero (“but”), from Late Latin per hoc (“for this reason”, literally “through this”). Compare Italian però, Old Franco-Provençal enperoi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeɾo/ [ˈpe.ɾo]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: pe‧ro

Conjunction

pero

1. but

   Synonym: mas

   Mi casa es pequeña, pero cómoda.

   My house is small, but comfortable.

2. well well; so; well (used for emphasis)

Derived terms

• pero que muy

Descendants

• > Chavacano: pero (inherited)
• → Rapa Nui: pero
• → Tagalog: pero
• → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: pero, poro

See also

• sino

Noun

pero m (plural peros)

1. but (restriction)

Further reading

• “pero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Anagrams

• peor

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pero.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpeɾo/ [ˈpɛː.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: pe‧ro

Conjunction

pero (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇᜓ)

1. but

   Synonyms: kaso, ngunit, subalit, bagamat, datapwat

Derived terms

• wala nang pero-pero

Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• poro

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpeɾo], [ˈpoɾo]

Conjunction

pero

1. but

References

• Brewer, Forrest, Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos: Castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 8)‎^[8] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Internados de Enseñanza Primaria y Educación Indígena, published 1971, pages 76, 176

Yao (South America)

Etymology

From Spanish perro (“dog”).

Noun

pero

1. dog

Further reading

• de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 643