paira

See also: pairà

English

Contraction

paira

1. (colloquial) Contraction of pair +‎ of.

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pira (taken as a feminine singular), from the plural of Latin pirum. Compare Italian, Spanish pera, Romanian pară, French poire, Romansch pair, paira.

Noun

paira f

1. pear

Emilian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pira, from the plural of Latin pirum, reanalyzed as a feminine singular. .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpajra/

Noun

paira f (plural pair) (Bologna)

1. pear

References

Lepri, Luigi; Vitali, Daniele (2002), “paira”, in Dizionario Bolognese-Italiano, Italiano-Bolognese. Dizionèri Bulgnaiṡ-Itagliàn, Itagliàn-Bulgnaiṡ, 2nd edition, Bologna: Pendragon, →ISBN

Extremaduran

Noun

paira f

1. stone

Galician

Verb

paira

1. inflection of parir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative
2. inflection of pairar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Verb

paira

1. inflection of pairar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 2

Verb

paira

1. (archaic, now rare, sometimes proscribed) inflection of parir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative