paren
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Etymology
Clipping of parenthesis.
Pronunciation
Noun
paren (plural parens)
- (informal, especially computing) A parenthesis (bracket used to enclose parenthetical material in text).
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Verb
paren
Verb
paren
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From paar. Attested since the 16th century.
Verb
paren
- (transitive) to pair
- (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
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Verb
paren
- third-person plural present indicative of parir
- inflection of parar:
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from French parent (“parent, relative”).
Noun
paren
Etymology 2
Adjective
paren
- Alternative form of parenté (“related”)
Verb
paren
- inflection of parar:
- third-person plural present indicative of parir
Noun
paren
Anagrams
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