para-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "para"

English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek παρά (pará, beside; next to, near, from; against, contrary to).

Prefix

para-

  1. above, beyond
  2. beside, near, alongside; throughout
  3. abnormal, incorrect
  4. resembling
    para-communist
  5. (organic chemistry) In isomeric benzene derivatives, having the two substituents in opposite positions (compare ortho- and meta-.)

Synonyms

(organic chemistry): p-

Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

From French para-, from Italian para-, from para, imperative of parare (to defend, shield, shroud), from Latin parō (I prepare).

Prefix

para-

  1. (obsolete, not productive) to guard against, to avert, to shield from; to provide protection against, defence from
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From parachute.

Prefix

para-

  1. parachute.
Derived terms

Etymology 4

From Paralympic.

Prefix

para-

  1. Forming words relating to disability sport
Derived terms

See also

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Anagrams


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ʁa/

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek παρά (pará, beside)

Prefix

para-

  1. para- (all senses)

Etymology 2

Via Italian para-, from parare, from Latin parō (to shield).

Prefix

para-

  1. para-
Synonyms

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English para-, French para-, Italian para-, Spanish para-. Decision no. 105, Progreso III.

Prefix

para-

  1. prefix denoting protection against, something to ward off
    para- + pluvo (rain)parapluvo (umbrella)
    para- + moskito (mosquito)paramoskito (mosquito net)

Derived terms

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References

  • Progreso III (in Ido), 1910–1911, pages 169, 465

Irish

Prefix

para-

  1. para-

Derived terms

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Italian

Prefix

para-

  1. para- (all senses)

Serbo-Croatian

Prefix

para- (Cyrillic spelling пара-)

  1. Para-.
    nauka (science) paranauka (parascience)
    normalno (normally) paranormalno (paranormal)

References

  1. “para-” in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN.
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