pära

See also: pæra and Appendix:Variations of "para"

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *perä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *perä. Cognate to Finnish perä.

Noun

pära (genitive pära, partitive pära)

  1. rear, back, backside
  2. butt of a gun

Declension

Derived terms

Swedish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²pæːra/

Noun

pära n

  1. a pear
  2. (dialectal) a potato
    • 1842/1843, Carl Jonas Love Almqvist, Tre fruar i Småland.
      Ni skall få fläsk och päron.
      You will get pork and potatoes.

Declension

Declension of pära 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative pära pärat päron pärona
Genitive päras pärats pärons päronas

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