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Paar
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paar pāār påår Påår
English
+ (surname)
Etymology
As a en de - surname, from en gml pār house of a priest, from en la parochia parish.
Also as a German surname, from the noun de Paar pair, married couple. This is also found in several Slavic countries, compare en Par.
As a en hu - surname hu Paár, variant of en Pár, see en Par.
Proper noun
en.
Anagrams
en aapr apar para- Para. para. Raap ARPA ARAP Rapa AARP para APAR Pará
German
Etymology
From de gmh par, from de goh par, from de la pār.
Pronunciation
de /paːr/ [pʰaː(ɐ̯)] [pʰaːʁ] [pʰaːr]
de De-at-Paar.ogg Austria
de De-Paar.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de aːɐ̯ 1
Noun
n,(e)s ^chen
pair, couple
de Ein Paar brauner Schuhe. A pair of brown shoes.
twosome
Usage notes
Paar with capital 'P' always refers to exactly 2 items. Ein paar is also used more loosely, spelled with small 'p', to mean "a few". See de paar.
Declension
n,(e)s
Hyponyms
de Brautpaar, de Ehepaar, de Elektronenpaar, de Hochzeitspaar, de Königspaar, de Liebespaar
Derived terms
de paaren, de paarig, de Paarling, de paarweise
Related terms
de Paarreim, de Paartherapeut, de Paarzeit
de paar
de paarmal (since the 1996 reform also: de paar Mal)
Further reading
de
Hunsrik
Etymology
From hrx gmh par, from hrx goh par, from hrx la pār.
Pronunciation
Noun
n Paar
pair, couple
hrx En scheenes Paar. A beautiful couple.
hrx En Paar Strimp. A pair of socks.
Synonyms
hrx Casal
Further reading