paras

See also: Appendix:Variations of "paras"

English

Noun

paras

1. plural of para

Anagrams

• Parsa, APARs, Psara, parsa, paars, apars, Raaps, apsar

Asturian

Verb

paras

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of parar

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧ras
• IPA^(key): /paˈɾas/ [paˈɾas]

Noun

parás

1. an elevated path created across water or wet land, such as in a rice paddy

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧ras
• IPA^(key): /paˈɾas/ [pɐˈɾ̪as̪]

Noun

paras

1. a vineyard
2. a grapevine; the plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow

Adjective

paras

1. uncouth

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

paras

1. wind

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paras. Cognate with Finnish paras, Võro paras, Northern Sami buorre.

Adjective

paras (genitive paraja, partitive parajat or parast, comparative parajam, superlative kõige parajam)

1. suitable, appropriate, proper, fitting

   Need saapad on mulle parajad.

   These boots are fitting for me.

2. big, nice

   Ta on üks paras jõmpsikas.

   He's a big brat.

Inflection

Declension of paras (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		paras	parajad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	paraja
genitive			parajate
partitive		parajat	parajaid
illative		parajasse	parajatesse parajaisse
inessive		parajas	parajates parajais
elative		parajast	parajatest parajaist
allative		parajale	parajatele parajaile
adessive		parajal	parajatel parajail
ablative		parajalt	parajatelt parajailt
translative		parajaks	parajateks parajaiks
terminative		parajani	parajateni
essive		parajana	parajatena
abessive		parajata	parajateta
comitative		parajaga	parajatega

Interjection

paras

1. Expresses schadenfreude

   Ta sai peksa. Paras talle!

   He got beaten up. Good for him!

Finnish

Alternative forms

• parhain, parahin

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paras, derived from Proto-Finno-Permic *para (“good, suitable, fitting”). Cognate with Estonian paras, Võro paras, Northern Sami buorrẹ, Erzya паро (paro), Moksha пара (para), Komi-Zyrian бур (bur), Udmurt бур (bur), Eastern Mari поро (poro, “good”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrɑs/, [ˈpɑ̝rɑ̝s̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑs
• Syllabification^(key): pa‧ras

Adjective

paras

1. superlative degree of hyvä: best

   maailman parhaaksi ― for the good of the world

   Hän on maailman paras juoksija.

   He is the best runner in the world.

   Sinun olisi parasta olla hiljaa.

   You had better be silent.

Declension

Inflection of paras (Kotus type 41*/vieras, h-∅ gradation)
nominative		paras	parhaat
genitive		parhaan	parhaiden parhaitten
partitive		parasta	parhaita
illative		parhaaseen	parhaisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		paras	parhaat
accusative	nom.	paras	parhaat
	gen.	parhaan
genitive		parhaan	parhaiden parhaitten parasten rare
partitive		parasta	parhaita
inessive		parhaassa	parhaissa
elative		parhaasta	parhaista
illative		parhaaseen	parhaisiin parhaihin rare
adessive		parhaalla	parhailla
ablative		parhaalta	parhailta
allative		parhaalle	parhaille
essive		parhaana	parhaina
translative		parhaaksi	parhaiksi
abessive		parhaatta	parhaitta
instructive		—	parhain
comitative		—	parhaine

Possessive forms of paras (Kotus type 41*/vieras, h-∅ gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative parhaani parhaani accusative nom. parhaani parhaani gen. parhaani genitive parhaani parhaideni parhaitteni parasteni rare partitive parastani parhaitani inessive parhaassani parhaissani elative parhaastani parhaistani illative parhaaseeni parhaisiini parhaihini rare adessive parhaallani parhaillani ablative parhaaltani parhailtani allative parhaalleni parhailleni essive parhaanani parhainani translative parhaakseni parhaikseni abessive parhaattani parhaittani instructive — — comitative — parhaineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative parhaasi parhaasi accusative nom. parhaasi parhaasi gen. parhaasi genitive parhaasi parhaidesi parhaittesi parastesi rare partitive parastasi parhaitasi inessive parhaassasi parhaissasi elative parhaastasi parhaistasi illative parhaaseesi parhaisiisi parhaihisi rare adessive parhaallasi parhaillasi ablative parhaaltasi parhailtasi allative parhaallesi parhaillesi essive parhaanasi parhainasi translative parhaaksesi parhaiksesi abessive parhaattasi parhaittasi instructive — — comitative — parhainesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative parhaamme parhaamme accusative nom. parhaamme parhaamme gen. parhaamme genitive parhaamme parhaidemme parhaittemme parastemme rare partitive parastamme parhaitamme inessive parhaassamme parhaissamme elative parhaastamme parhaistamme illative parhaaseemme parhaisiimme parhaihimme rare adessive parhaallamme parhaillamme ablative parhaaltamme parhailtamme allative parhaallemme parhaillemme essive parhaanamme parhainamme translative parhaaksemme parhaiksemme abessive parhaattamme parhaittamme instructive — — comitative — parhainemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative parhaanne parhaanne accusative nom. parhaanne parhaanne gen. parhaanne genitive parhaanne parhaidenne parhaittenne parastenne rare partitive parastanne parhaitanne inessive parhaassanne parhaissanne elative parhaastanne parhaistanne illative parhaaseenne parhaisiinne parhaihinne rare adessive parhaallanne parhaillanne ablative parhaaltanne parhailtanne allative parhaallenne parhaillenne essive parhaananne parhainanne translative parhaaksenne parhaiksenne abessive parhaattanne parhaittanne instructive — — comitative — parhainenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative parhaansa parhaansa accusative nom. parhaansa parhaansa gen. parhaansa genitive parhaansa parhaidensa parhaittensa parastensa rare partitive parastaan parastansa parhaitaan parhaitansa inessive parhaassaan parhaassansa parhaissaan parhaissansa elative parhaastaan parhaastansa parhaistaan parhaistansa illative parhaaseensa parhaisiinsa parhaihinsa rare adessive parhaallaan parhaallansa parhaillaan parhaillansa ablative parhaaltaan parhaaltansa parhailtaan parhailtansa allative parhaalleen parhaallensa parhailleen parhaillensa essive parhaanaan parhaanansa parhainaan parhainansa translative parhaakseen parhaaksensa parhaikseen parhaiksensa abessive parhaattaan parhaattansa parhaittaan parhaittansa instructive — — comitative — parhaineen parhainensa

Antonyms

• huonoin

Derived terms

• parahus
• paraslaatuinen
• parhaansa mukaan
• parhaisto
• parhaus

 

Related terms

• parempi

Collocations

• olla jonkun omaksi parhaaksi ― to be for one's own good
• koitua jonkun parhaaksi ― to turn out for someone's best
• nähdä parhaaksi ― to see something as one's best option

  Näin parhaaksi häipyä paikalta.

  I saw it best to get out of there.

Further reading

• “paras”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2024-01-01

Anagrams

• parsa

French

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

paras

1. second-person singular past historic of parer

Anagrams

• râpas

Galician

Verb

paras

1. second-person singular present indicative of parar
2. (reintegrationist norm) second-person singular present subjunctive of parir

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ras/
• Rhymes: -ras
• Hyphenation: pa‧ras
• Rhymes: -as

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay paras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paras₂ (“face, looks, appearance”).

Noun

paras

1. face

   Synonyms: wajah, muka

Derived terms

• berparas

 

• paras air

 

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay paras, from Javanese ꦥꦫꦱ꧀ (paras, “trimmed; razor”), from Old Javanese paras (“trimmed; razor”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paras₁ (“shaved off, made smooth”).

Adjective

paras

1. level

   Synonym: rata

Derived terms

• memaras
• pemaras
• separas

 

Etymology 3

Inherited from Malay paras, from Javanese ꦥꦫꦱ꧀ (paras, “rock”), from Old Javanese paras (“rock”). Doublet of padas.

Noun

paras

1. (archaic) rock

Derived terms

• paras awan
• paras beku
• paras leleh
• paras pengembunan
• paras pengembunan galikan

 

Further reading

• “paras” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paras. Cognates include Finnish paras and Estonian paras.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrɑs/, [ˈpɑrɑz̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrɑs/, [ˈpɑrɑʒ̥]
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑs
• Hyphenation: pa‧ras

Adjective

paras (not comparable)

1. best
2. favourite

Declension

Declension of paras (type 2/patsas, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	paras	parraat
genitive	parraan	parrain
partitive	parasta, parast	parraita, paraja
illative	parraasse	parraisse
inessive	parraas	parrais
elative	parraast	parraist
allative	parraalle	parraille
adessive	parraal	parrail
ablative	parraalt	parrailt
translative	parraaks	parraiks
essive	parraanna, parraan	parrainna, parrain
exessive1)	parraant	parraint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Soikkola declension of paras (type 2/patsas, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	paras	parahat, paraat
genitive	parahan	parahiin
partitive	parasta	parahia
illative	parahasse	parahisse
inessive	parahaas	parahiis
elative	parahast	parahist
allative	parahalle	parahille
adessive	parahaal	parahiil
ablative	parahalt	parahilt
translative	parahaks	parahiks
essive	parahaan	parahiin
exessive1)	parahant	parahint
1) Obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)

Derived terms

• paraikaa
• paraikoi
• pareta

 

Related terms

• paremp (“better”)

See also

• hyvä (“good”)

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 384
• Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎^[3], →ISBN, page 74

Javanese

Romanization

paras

1. Romanization of ꦥꦫꦱ꧀

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pedas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapəjəs. Doublet of aplas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈɾas/ [pəˈɾäs]
• Hyphenation: pa‧ras

Noun

paras

1. spiciness, pungence

Derived terms

• kaparasan
• keparasan
• maparas

 

See also

• Paras

Karao

Noun

paras

1. test

Karelian

Adjective

paras

1. best

Ladino

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پاره (para), from Persian پاره (pâre, “coin, money”).

Noun

paras f pl (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling פאראס)

1. money

Latin

Verb

parās

1. second-person singular present active indicative of parō

Maguindanao

Noun

paras

1. face

Malay

Noun

paras (Jawi spelling ڤارس, plural paras-paras, informal 1st possessive parasku, 2nd possessive parasmu, 3rd possessive parasnya)

1. level (distance relative to a given reference elevation)

Further reading

• “paras” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maranao

Noun

paras

1. face

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ras/
• Rhymes: -ras
• Hyphenation: pa‧ras

Etymology 1

Unknown, probably affixed karas (“tablet”) +‎ pa-.

Noun

paras

1. rock
2. rocky soil

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦥꦫꦱ꧀ (paras), ꦥꦝꦱ꧀ (padhas) (inherited)
  • → Indonesian: paras
  • → Indonesian: padas

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paras₁ (“shaved off, made smooth”).

Noun

paras

1. something trimmed
2. razor

Derived terms

• aparas-paras
• maparas
• paras-paras
• pinaras

 

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦥꦫꦱ꧀ (paras) (inherited)

Further reading

• "paras" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Portuguese

Verb

paras

1. second-person singular present indicative of parar

Spanish

Verb

paras

1. second-person singular present indicative of parar
2. second-person singular present subjunctive of parir

Swedish

Verb

paras

1. passive infinitive of para
2. present passive of para

Anagrams

• aspar, raspa, spara