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pari.

pair, couple (two similar or identical things)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɑri/[ˈpɑ̝ri]/ˈpɑːri/[ˈpɑ̝ːri]
  1. pair, couple (two similar or identical things)

    parityöskentely
    sukkapari
  2. couple, pair (two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship)

    aviopari
  3. partner (someone with whom one does something, e.g. with whom one dances in a two-person dance)

    paritanssi
  4. partner, mate (mainly of breeding animals: sexual partner)

  5. double, twin

    in-compounds
    parisänky
    paripyörä
  6. ellipsis of sähköpari (“electrochemical cell, battery cell”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
  7. pair (two cards of the same rank)

    ässäpari
  8. par (short for parity)

    in-compounds
    pariarvo
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Swedish par, from Middle Low German par, from Latin pār (whence also English pair, Spanish par). * (par (in finance)): Likely a semantic loan from Italian pari.

adv/ˈpɑri/[ˈpɑ̝ri]/ˈpɑːri/[ˈpɑ̝ːri]
  1. a couple of (about two, certainly more than one but not much more than three)

    Olen käynyt Pietarissa pari kertaa.
  2. quite a few, a lot, lots

    Sinulla näyttää olevan pari levyä!
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Swedish par, from Middle Low German par, from Latin pār (whence also English pair, Spanish par). * (par (in finance)): Likely a semantic loan from Italian pari.

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