par

Meaning

Adj

1. (declension-3, one-termination) even (of a number)
2. (declension-3, one-termination) equal
3. (declension-3, one-termination) like
4. (declension-3, one-termination) suitable

Noun

companion, comrade, mate, spouse

Noun

pair, couple

Concepts

equal

like

even

germane

level

idoneous

commodious

soople

eligible

Opposite of

dispār, inaequālis, impār, inīquus

Synonyms

verus

habilis

utilis

consonus

pares

Translations

adäquat

egal

geeignet

tauglich

recht

approprié

pareil

semblable

apte à

adeguato

idoneo

acconcio

indicate

indicatissima

adequat

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈpaːr]

Etymology

Unclear. A traditional reconstruction is Proto-Indo-European *perh₂- (“to exchange, sell”), comparing Ancient Greek πέρνημι (pérnēmi) etc. and Lithuanian pirkti; but this accounts badly for the /a(ː)/. De Vaan suggests *peh₂s- (“to watch (over), see?”), linking Latin pāreō. All possibilities nonetheless suffer semantic problems. Others refrain from assigning an Indo-European root.
If Umbrian pars (“prescribed”) is related, one can reconstruct an adjectival stem in Proto-Italic *par-.