Paar

• As a German surname, from Middle Low German pār (“house of a priest”), from Latin parochia (“parish”).
• Also as a German surname, from the noun Paar (“pair, married couple”). This is also found in several Slavic countries, compare Par.
• As a Hungarian surname Paár, variant of Pár, see Par.

Paar

1. A surname.

• apar, para-, Para., para., Raap, ARPA, ARAP, Rapa, AARP, para, APAR, Pará

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

• IPA^(key): /paːr/, [pʰaː(ɐ̯)], [pʰaːʁ], [pʰaːr]

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• Rhymes: -aːɐ̯

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

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.

• Brautpaar, Ehepaar, Elektronenpaar, Hochzeitspaar, Königspaar, Liebespaar

• paaren, paarig, Paarling, paarweise

• Paarreim, Paartherapeut, Paarzeit
• paar
  • paarmal (since the 1996 reform also: paar Mal)

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

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

• IPA^(key): /pʰɔː/

Paar n (plural Paar)

1. pair, couple

   En scheenes Paar.

   A beautiful couple.

   En Paar Strimp.

   A pair of socks.

• Casal

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary