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paren

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See also: pařen, pàrén, парен, парень, and Парень

English

Etymology

Clipping of parenthesis.

Pronunciation

Noun

paren (plural parens)

  1. (informal, especially computing) A parenthesis (bracket used to enclose parenthetical material in text).

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Asturian

Verb

paren

  1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of parar

Catalan

Verb

paren

  1. third-person plural present indicative of parar

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaː.rə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: pa‧ren
  • Rhymes: -aːrən

Etymology 1

From paar. Attested since the 16th century.

Verb

paren

  1. (transitive) to pair
  2. (intransitive) to mate, to copulate [with met ‘with’]
Conjugation
More information Conjugation of (weak), infinitive ...
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: paar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

paren

  1. plural of paar

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Galician

Verb

paren

  1. third-person plural present indicative of parir
  2. inflection of parar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Louisiana Creole

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈɾɑ̃/
  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃

Etymology 1

Inherited from French parent (“parent, relative”).

Noun

paren

  1. (a) parent
    Antonym: piti
    Hyponyms: mè, pè
  2. (a) relative
  3. kinfolk

Etymology 2

Adjective

paren

  1. alternative form of parenté (“related”)

Spanish

Verb

paren

  1. inflection of parar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative
  2. third-person plural present indicative of parir

Swedish

Noun

paren

  1. definite plural of par

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