paren

English

Etymology

Clipping of parenthesis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pəˈɹɛn/

Noun

paren (plural parens)

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

Anagrams

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)/
  • Audio(file)
  • 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 [+ met (with)]
Inflection
Inflection of paren (weak)
infinitive paren
past singular paarde
past participle gepaard
infinitive paren
gerund paren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular paarpaarde
2nd person sing. (jij) paartpaarde
2nd person sing. (u) paartpaarde
2nd person sing. (gij) paartpaarde
3rd person singular paartpaarde
plural parenpaarden
subjunctive sing.1 parepaarde
subjunctive plur.1 parenpaarden
imperative sing. paar
imperative plur.1 paart
participles parendgepaard
1) Archaic.
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: paar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

paren

  1. plural of paar

Anagrams

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

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

Anagrams
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