пара

See also: паря and Appendix:Variations of "para"

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *para, *parъ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈparə]
Hyphenation: па‧ра

Noun

па́ра • (pára) f

steam
vapor

Declension

Declension of па́ра

	singular	plural
indefinite	па́ра pára	па́ри pári
definite	па́рата párata	па́рите párite

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پاره‎ (pare, para), from Persian ‎ (pāre).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pɐˈra]
Hyphenation: па‧ра

Noun

пара́ • (pará) f

(obsolete) para (the smallest Turkish coin, worth ¹⁄₄₀ of a kuruş)
(colloquial, figurative) penny, cent (insignificant amount of money)
пет пари не давам ― pet pari ne davam ― I don't give a damn (literally, “I don't give five cents”)
coin
Synonym: моне́та (monéta)
(usually in the plural) money

Declension

Declension of пара́

	singular	plural
indefinite	пара́ pará	пари́ parí
definite	пара́та paráta	пари́те paríte

References

пара in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
пара in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)

Kazakh

Cyrillic	пара (para)
Arabic	پارا‎
Latin

Etymology

From Persian ‎ (pâre).

Noun

пара • (para)

bribe

Declension

declension of пара

	singular (жекеше)	plural (көпше)
nominative (атау септік)	пара (para)	паралар (paralar)
genitive (ілік септік)	параның (paranyñ)	паралардың (paralardyñ)
dative (барыс септік)	параға (parağa)	параларға (paralarğa)
accusative (табыс септік)	параны (parany)	параларды (paralardy)
locative (жатыс септік)	парада (parada)	параларда (paralarda)
ablative (шығыс септік)	парадан (paradan)	паралардан (paralardan)
instrumental (көмектес септік)	парамен (paramen)	паралармен (paralarmen)

Derived terms

парақор (paraqor), парақорлық (paraqorlyq)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpaɾa]
Rhymes: -aɾa

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish پاره‎ (para) (Turkish para), from Persian ‎ (pâre).

Noun

пара • (para) f (plural пари, related adjective паричен, diminutive париче or паричка)

unit of money or physical manifestation of money (banknote, coin, etc.)
(historical) para (former subunit of currency in several countries in the Ottoman/Turkish and Yugoslav regions)

Declension

Declension of пара

	singular	plural
indefinite	пара	пари
definite unspecified	парата	парите
definite proximal	парава	париве
definite distal	парана	парине
vocative	паро	пари

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *para, *parъ.

Noun

пара • (para) f (plural пари, related adjective парен)

steam, vapor

Declension

Declension of пара

	singular	plural
indefinite	пара	пари
definite unspecified	парата	парите
definite proximal	парава	париве
definite distal	парана	парине
vocative	паро	пари

Synonyms

пареа f (parea)

Verb

пара • (para) impf (perfective распара)

(transitive) to unsew, unstitch

Conjugation

Conjugation of пара (imperfective, present in -а)

l-participles	imperfect	aorist	non-finite forms
masculine	парал	—	adjectival participle	паран
feminine	парала	—	adverbial participle	парајќи
neuter	парало	—	verbal noun	парање
plural	парале	—	perfect participle	парано
	present	imperfect	aorist	imperative
1st singular	парам	парав	—	—
2nd singular	параш	параше	—	парај
3rd singular	пара	параше	—	—
1st plural	параме	паравме	—	—
2nd plural	парате	паравте	—	парајте
3rd plural	параат	параа	—	—
Compound tenses
perfect	сум парал		present of сум (except in the 3^rd person) + imperfect l-participle
има-perfect	имам парано		present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect	бев парал		imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect	имав парано		imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported	сум имал парано		perfect of има + perfect participle
future	ќе парам		ќе + present
има-future	ќе имам парано		future of има + perfect participle
future in the past	ќе парав		ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past	ќе имав парано		future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported	ќе сум парал		ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported	ќе сум имал парано		future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional	би парал		би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional	би имал парано		conditional of има + perfect participle

Nanai

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *pare, compare Manchu ᡶᠠᡵᠠ (fara).

Noun

пара (para)

sleigh; sledge

Russian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈparə]
Rhymes: -arə

Etymology 1

From Polish para, from Middle High German pâr (German Paar), from Latin pār.

Noun

па́ра • (pára) f inan (genitive па́ры, nominative plural па́ры, genitive plural пар, related adjective па́рный, diminutive па́рочка)

pair, couple
the other, second object associated with another to form a pair; the fellow of an object in a set of two
па́ра э́той перча́тке ― pára étoj perčátke ― the other glove [which matches this glove]; this glove's fellow
(informal) equal, match, equivalent
(informal) a few, not many
(informal) two, around two
two-hour lecture (e.g. for a university or college class)
(clothing, now rare) suit
- 1969, Булгаков, chapter 1, in Мастер и Маргарита:
  Первый из них, одетый в летнюю серенькую пару
  Pervyj iz nix, odetyj v letnjuju serenʹkuju paru
  The first of them, dressed in a gray summer suit

Declension

Declension of па́ра (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	па́ра pára	па́ры páry
genitive	па́ры páry	па́р pár
dative	па́ре páre	па́рам páram
accusative	па́ру páru	па́ры páry
instrumental	па́рой, па́рою pároj, pároju	па́рами párami
prepositional	па́ре páre	па́рах párax

Pre-reform declension of па́ра (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	па́ра pára	па́ры páry
genitive	па́ры páry	па́ръ pár
dative	па́рѣ párě	па́рамъ páram
accusative	па́ру páru	па́ры páry
instrumental	па́рой, па́рою pároj, pároju	па́рами párami
prepositional	па́рѣ párě	па́рахъ párax

Synonyms

костю́м (kostjúm), фра́чная па́ра (fráčnaja pára)

Related terms

па́ра-тро́йка (pára-trójka)
па́рочка (páročka)
спа́ренный (spárennyj)
спа́ривание (spárivanije)
спа́ривать (spárivatʹ)
спа́риваться (spárivatʹsja)

Descendants

→ Yakut: паара (paara, “pair, couple”)

Noun

па́ра • (pára) m inan

genitive singular of пар (par)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *para, *parъ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pâra/
Hyphenation: па‧ра
Rhymes: -âra

Noun

па̏ра f (Latin spelling pȁra)

steam
vapor

Declension

Declension of пара

	singular	plural
nominative	па̏ра	паре
genitive	паре	па̑ра̄
dative	пари	парама
accusative	пару	паре
vocative	паро	паре
locative	пари	парама
instrumental	паром	парама

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پاره‎ (pare, para), from Persian ‎ (pāre).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pǎra/
Hyphenation: па‧ра

Noun

па̀ра f (Latin spelling pàra)

para (Yugoslav currency)
(colloquial) money (usually in plural)

Declension

Declension of пара

	singular	plural
nominative	па̀ра	паре
genitive	паре	па̑ра̄
dative	пари	парама
accusative	пару	паре
vocative	паро	паре
locative	пари	парама
instrumental	паром	парама

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈparɐ]
Audio (file)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *para, *parъ.

Noun

па́ра • (pára) f inan (genitive па́ри, nominative plural пари́, genitive plural парі́х)

steam; vapor
Synonym: пар (par)

Declension

Declension of па́ра (inan hard fem-form accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	па́ра pára	пари́ parý
genitive	па́ри páry	парі́х paríx
dative	па́рі pári	пара́м parám
accusative	па́ру páru	пари́ parý
instrumental	па́рою pároju	пара́ми parámy
locative	па́рі pári	пара́х paráx
vocative	па́ро páro	пари́ parý

Etymology 2

From Polish para.

Noun

па́ра • (pára) f inan (genitive па́ри, nominative plural па́ри, genitive plural пар)

pair, couple

Declension

Declension of па́ра (inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	па́ра pára	па́ри páry
genitive	па́ри páry	пар par
dative	па́рі pári	па́рам páram
accusative	па́ру páru	па́ри páry
instrumental	па́рою pároju	па́рами páramy
locative	па́рі pári	па́рах párax
vocative	па́ро páro	па́ри páry

References

Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “пара”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
“пара”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)