Par

See also: Appendix:Variations of "par"

English

Proper noun

Par

1. A village and beach in Tywardreath and Par parish, east of St Austell, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX0753).

Anagrams

• APR, ARP, Apr, Apr., Arp, PRA, RAP, RPA, Rap, apr, arp, rap

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• Por

Etymology

From Middle High German parre, from Old High German *parra, northern variant of pharra, from Late Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía). Cognate with dated German Pfarre (now usually Pfarrei).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paːr/, [paː], [paːʀ]

Noun

Par f (plural Paren)

1. parish

Further reading

• Par in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire