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par.

mate, spouse, partner; match, peer; person of same kind/rank/station/prestige; equal, counterpart; companion/partner at dinner; adversary, opponent; pair, set of two; conjugal pair; pair of associates/adversaries/contestants;

3 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈpaːr]Classical-Latin[ˈpar]

  1. even (of a number)

    declension-3 · one-termination

  2. equal

    declension-3 · one-termination

  3. like

    declension-3 · one-termination

  4. suitable

    declension-3 · one-termination
Where this word comes from

Unclear. A traditional reconstruction is Proto-Indo-European *perh₂- (“to exchange, sell”), comparing Ancient Greek πέρνημι (pérnēmi) etc. and Lithuanian pirkti; but this accounts badly for the /a(ː)/. De Vaan suggests *peh₂s- (“to watch (over), see?”), linking Latin pāreō. All possibilities nonetheless suffer semantic problems. Others refrain from assigning an Indo-European root. If Umbrian pars (“prescribed”) is related, one can reconstruct an adjectival stem in Proto-Italic *par-.

noun[ˈpaːr]Classical-Latin[ˈpar]

  1. companion, comrade, mate, spouse

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Unclear. A traditional reconstruction is Proto-Indo-European *perh₂- (“to exchange, sell”), comparing Ancient Greek πέρνημι (pérnēmi) etc. and Lithuanian pirkti; but this accounts badly for the /a(ː)/. De Vaan suggests *peh₂s- (“to watch (over), see?”), linking Latin pāreō. All possibilities nonetheless suffer semantic problems. Others refrain from assigning an Indo-European root. If Umbrian pars (“prescribed”) is related, one can reconstruct an adjectival stem in Proto-Italic *par-.

noun[ˈpaːr]Classical-Latin[ˈpar]

  1. pair, couple

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Unclear. A traditional reconstruction is Proto-Indo-European *perh₂- (“to exchange, sell”), comparing Ancient Greek πέρνημι (pérnēmi) etc. and Lithuanian pirkti; but this accounts badly for the /a(ː)/. De Vaan suggests *peh₂s- (“to watch (over), see?”), linking Latin pāreō. All possibilities nonetheless suffer semantic problems. Others refrain from assigning an Indo-European root. If Umbrian pars (“prescribed”) is related, one can reconstruct an adjectival stem in Proto-Italic *par-.

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