Paar

See also: paar, påår, and Påår

English

Proper noun

Paar

  1. A surname.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German par, from Old High German par, from Latin pār.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /paːr/, [pʰaː(ɐ̯)], [pʰaːʁ], [pʰaːr]
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  • Rhymes: -aːɐ̯

Noun

Paar n (strong, genitive Paares or Paars, plural Paare, diminutive Pärchen n)

  1. pair, couple
    Ein Paar brauner Schuhe.
    A pair of brown shoes.
  2. twosome

Usage notes

Paar with capital 'P' always refers to exactly 2 items. Ein paar is also used more loosely, spelled with small 'p', to mean "a few". See paar.

Declension
Declension of Paar [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Paar die Paare
genitive eines des Paares, Paars der Paare
dative einem dem Paar, Paare1 den Paaren
accusative ein das Paar die Paare

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Paar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Paar” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Paar” in Duden online
  • Paar on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pʰɔː/

Noun

Paar n (plural Paar)

  1. pair, couple
    En scheenes Paar.
    A beautiful couple.
    En Paar Strimp.
    A pair of socks.

Synonyms

Further reading
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