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para

//ˈpa.ra/ | /ˈpa.ra/ | /ˈpa.ra/ | /ˈpɒ.ra//
Polishnounverb

Grammatical form

para is the third-person singular present form of parać — “to dabble, to engage in.

See the full entry for parać

Definitions

  1. 1.
    steam (vapor formed when water changes from the liquid phase to the gas phase)
  2. 2.
    breath
  3. 3.
    colloquialsteam (internal energy for progress or motive power)
  4. 4.
    pair (two similar or identical things taken together)
  5. 5.
    pair (two symmetrical organs or limbs)
  6. 6.
    pair (object made of two things, such as scissors or pants)
  7. 7.
    pair (two people, animals, or groups in the same place at the same time)
  8. 8.
    pair, couple (two people in a relationship or partnership)

Synonyms & related words

Word family

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish para (“steam”). By surface analysis, deverbal from parzyć.

Forms

  • parowyadjective
Nominative
Singular
para
Plural
pary
Genitive
Singular
pary
Plural
par
Dative
Singular
parze
Plural
parom
Accusative
Singular
parę
Plural
pary
Instrumental
Singular
parą
Plural
parami
Locative
Singular
parze
Plural
parach
Vocative
Singular
paro
Plural
pary

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