parë

See also: pare, Pare, paré, parè, pâre, parê, päre, and parę

Albanian
Albanian ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : një
    Ordinal : parë

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *paru, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₃-wó-s (“first”), from *pró (“in front, before”). Compare Sanskrit पूर्व (pū́rva-, “former, front”), Old Church Slavonic прьвъ (prĭvŭ, “first”), Tocharian B parwe.

Adjective

i parë m (feminine e parë, masculine plural të parë, feminine plural të para)

  1. first
  2. main, principal, primary, chief
Derived terms
  • përparmë

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *par-, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-e/o-s (“before, in front”). Cognate to Ancient Greek πάρος (páros, “earlier, forward”), Sanskrit पुरस् (purás, “forward, ahead, in front”).

Adverb

parë

  1. beforehand, first, previously
    më parë ― earlier

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

parë (masculine adjectival i parë, feminine singular e parë, masculine plural të parë, feminine plural të para)

  1. participle of shoh
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