paro

See also: Paro, paró, parò, and -paro

Ainu

Alternative forms

(apocopic) par
para
paroho

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pàꜛɾó/

Noun

paro (Kana spelling パロ)

(anatomy) mouth

Asturian

Verb

paro

first-person singular present indicative of parar

Catalan

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ɾo/

(Central) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ɾu/

Verb

paro

first-person singular present indicative form of parar

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from German Paar, ultimately from Latin pār (“equal, like, suitable”). Cognate with English peer.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈparo]
Audio:
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Rhymes: -aro
Hyphenation: pa‧ro

Noun

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

pair (two similar or identical things)
couple (two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship)

Hypernyms

geedzoj (“(mixed-sex) married couple”)
gefianĉoj (“engaged couple”)

Hyponyms

-aro (“group, collection”)

Derived terms

pare (“pairwise, in a pair”)

French

Etymology

Popularised by rapper Kery James in 2009.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa.ʁo/
Audio (file)

Adjective

paro (invariable)

(slang) neurotic, crazy
- 2013, “Dernière danse”, in Mini World, performed by Indila:
  Sans lui je suis un peu paro / Je déambule seule dans le métro
  (please add an English translation of this quote)

Ido

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈparo/

Noun

paro (plural pari)

couple, pair

Indonesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈparo/
Hyphenation: pa‧ro
Rhymes: -ro, -o

Numeral

paro

Alternative spelling of paruh (“half”)

Italian

Verb

paro

first-person singular present indicative of parare

Anagrams

apro, opra, rapo, rapò

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.roː/, [ˈpäroː]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ro/, [ˈpäːro]

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 arrange, order, contrive, design
Synonyms: īnstruō, compōnō
I provide, furnish, prepare
Synonyms: exōrnō, adōrnō, ōrnō, praebeō, apparō, īnstruō, accingō, suggerō, comparō, afferō
- 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 grain, to prepare a supply of weapons and armour
I resolve, purpose, decide
Synonyms: statuō, cernō, dēcernō, cōnstituō, placeō
I get, acquire, obtain, procure, make
Synonyms: acquīrō, cōnsequor, pariō, adipīscor, impetrō, mereō, sūmō, emō, potior, inveniō, comparō, apīscor, obtineō, conciliō, nancīscor, colligō, alliciō
Antonym: āmittō
amīcōs parāre ― to make friends; to befriend
(Medieval Latin) I adorn, ornament
(Medieval Latin) I learn by heart

Conjugation

Conjugation of parō (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, parāstī¹	parāvit, parāt¹	parāvimus, parāmus¹	parāvistis, parāstis¹	parāvērunt, parāvēre, parārunt¹
	pluperfect	parāveram, parāram¹	parāverās, parārās¹	parāverat, parārat¹	parāverāmus, parārāmus¹	parāverātis, parārātis¹	parāverant, parārant¹
	future perfect	parāverō, parārō¹	parāveris, parāris¹	parāverit, parārit¹	parāverimus, parārimus¹	parāveritis, parāritis¹	parāverint, parārint¹
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, parārim¹	parāverīs, parārīs¹	parāverit, parārit¹	parāverīmus, parārīmus¹	parāverītis, parārītis¹	parāverint, parārint¹
	pluperfect	parāvissem, parāssem¹	parāvissēs, parāssēs¹	parāvisset, parāsset¹	parāvissēmus, parāssēmus¹	parāvissētis, parāssētis¹	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	parātūrum esse	parārī	parātum esse	parātum īrī
participles		parāns	—	parātūrus	—	parātus	parandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		parandī	parandō	parandum	parandō	parātum	parātū

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

Derived terms

aequiparō
apparō
comparō
disparō
imperō
opiparus
parābilis
parāmentum
parātiō
paritō
praeparō
properō
puerpera
reparō
sēparō
supparō
vituperō

Related terms

imperātor
imperiōsus
imperium
properātim
properiter
properus
puerperium

Descendants

→ Albanian: proj
Italian: parare
Old French: parer
- French: parer
- → English: pare
Old Leonese:
- Asturian: parar
Old Occitan:
- Catalan: parar
Old Portuguese: parar
- Galician: parar
- Portuguese: parar
  - → Afrikaans: parra
Spanish: parar
→ Welsh: paratoi

Etymology 2

From pār (“equal”).

Verb

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

I equalize, make equal

Conjugation

Conjugation of parō (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	parāvit	parāvimus	parāvistis	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	parāvissēs	parāvisset	parāvissēmus	parāvissētis	parāvissent
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	parātūrum esse	parārī	parātum esse	parātum īrī
participles		parāns	—	parātūrus	—	parātus	parandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		parandī	parandō	parandum	parandō	parātum	parātū

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 with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 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
Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “paro”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

páro

Noun

paro m

pair
Synonyms: paréglia, cócchia

Pali

Alternative forms

𑀧𑀭𑁄 (Brahmi script)
परो (Devanagari script)
পরো (Bengali script)
පරො (Sinhalese script)
ပရော or ပရေႃ (Burmese script)
ปโร or ปะโร (Thai script)
ᨷᩁᩮᩣ (Tai Tham script)
ປໂຣ or ປະໂຣ (Lao script)
បរោ (Khmer script)
𑄛𑄢𑄮 (Chakma script)

Adjective

paro

masculine nominative singular of para (“other”)

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpa.rɔ/
Rhymes: -arɔ
Syllabification: pa‧ro

Noun

paro

vocative singular of para

Portuguese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ɾu/

Rhymes: -aɾu

Verb

paro

first-person singular present indicative of parar

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpaɾo/ [ˈpa.ɾo]
Rhymes: -aɾo
Syllabification: pa‧ro

Etymology 1

From parar.

Noun

paro m (plural paros)

stagnation, freeze up
unemployment
Synonyms: cesantía, desempleo
strike (work stoppage)
Synonym: huelga
cardiac arrest, short form of paro cardiaco
(Mexico) pretext
Synonyms: excusa, pretexto
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 him/her that I am here
Hazle un paro a Juan, tiene que meter todas esas cajas
Help Juan, he must store all those boxes

Derived terms

paro cardiaco
parón

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

paro

first-person singular present indicative of parar

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

paro

first-person singular present indicative of parir

paro

Ainu

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

Asturian

Verb

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

Esperanto

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

Derived terms

French

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Ido

Pronunciation

Noun

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Numeral

Italian

Verb

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Etymology 2

Verb

Conjugation

References

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

Noun

Pali

Alternative forms

Adjective

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Verb

Spanish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

Etymology 3

Verb

Further reading