paren

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

English

Etymology

Clipping of parenthesis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈɹɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

paren (plural parens)

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

Anagrams

• Naper, Perna, arpen

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

Conjugation of paren (weak)
infinitive	paren
past singular	paarde
past participle	gepaard
infinitive	paren
gerund	paren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	paar	paarde
2nd person sing. (jij)	paart, paar2	paarde
2nd person sing. (u)	paart	paarde
2nd person sing. (gij)	paart	paarde
3rd person singular	paart	paarde
plural	paren	paarden
subjunctive sing.1	pare	paarde
subjunctive plur.1	paren	paarden
imperative sing.	paar
imperative plur.1	paart
participles	parend	gepaard
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Descendants

• Afrikaans: paar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

paren

1. plural of paar

Anagrams

• rapen

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

Anagrams

• rapen, repan