para-

From Ancient Greek παρα- (para-, “beside, next to”).

para-

1. beside, alongside

   parasite (feed beside), parallel (beside one another), paracapsular (alongside a capsule)

   1. parallel

      paraconformity (parallel conformity), paraxial (parallel to the axis)

2. between

   paracellular (between cells), paraconule (A conule located between a paracone and a metacone), paradiploid (intermediate between diploid and polyploid)

3. around, surrounding

   paracortex (surrounding the cortex), paradiapophysis (covering the diapophysis)

   1. covering

      paracolpitis ((outer) covering of inflamed vagina)

4. adjacent, next to

   paracentral (adjacent to the center), paracaval (adjacent to the vena cava)

5. near

   paranal (near the anus), parepididymis ((body part) near the epididymis), parethmoid (near the ethmoid bone)

6. opposite of, on the far side of

   paracavernous (On the far side of the cavernous sinus)

7. above, over

   paraductal (above the duct), paracoronoid (above the coronoid process), paracondylar (over the condyle)

8. across, through, throughout

   paracotylar ([extending] across the cotyle), paraesophageal (across the esophagus), paracloacal (through the cloaca), paracostal (through the ribs), paracerebral (throughout the brain)

9. beyond

   paradox (beyond expectation), paranormal (beyond normal) paraclival (beyond the clivus)

10. abnormal

    paralgesia (abnormal sensitivity to pain)

11. incorrect
12. false

    paradiorthosis (false correction)

13. resembling

    paramilitary (resembling a military), paramylum (resembling amylum (starch))

14. unrecognized, unauthorized, or unsanctioned

    parastate (an unrecognized state), parabaptism (unauthorized baptism)

15. avoiding or avoidant

    parenteral (avoiding the intestines), paraconsistent (avoiding consistency)

16. (organic chemistry) In isomeric benzene derivatives, having the two substituents in opposite (1,4) positions (compare ortho- and meta-)

    Synonym: p-

17. related or pertaining to

    paraclinical (relating to things not purely clinical), parabigeminal (related to a pair of organs), parabicanonical (pertaining to a linear system of divisors equivalent to a bicanonical divisor), paracomplex (pertaining to all metric spaces and all CW-complexes)

18. affecting or concerning lower body

    paranesthesia (affecting both sides of the lower body), paraballism (ballism affecting both legs)

• (between): inter-, dia-
• (around): peri-, circum-
• (adjacent): juxta-
• (near): juxta-, peri-
• (on the far side of): trans-
• (above): epi-, super-, supra-, hyper-
• (across): trans-, dia-, per-
• (beyond): trans-, hyper-, ultra-, out-, extra-, preter-
• (incorrect): mis-, mal-
• (false): pseudo-, mis-
• (resembling): quasi-, -oid, -form/-iform, -esque, -ish, -ly, -some, -y, (restricted to casual registers) -ass, (forms adjectives from nouns only) -like

From French para-, from Italian para-, from para, imperative of parare (“to defend, shield, shroud”), from Latin parō (“I prepare”).

para-

1. (obsolete, not productive) to guard against, to avert, to shield from; to provide protection against, defence from

• para-bore (jest, nonce word), protection against bores^[1]
• paragrandine
• paravane

From parachute.

para-

1. parachute

From Paralympic.

para-

1. disability sport

• paar, Raap, ARPA, apar, ARAP, Rapa, AARP, Paar, APAR

• IPA^(key): /paɾa/ [pa.ɾa]
• Hyphenation: pa‧ra

para- (Basahan spelling ᜉᜍ)

1. used in naming any professions

Internationalism, ultimately from Ancient Greek παρα- (para-, “beside, next to”).

para-

1. (chiefly in loanwords) para-

• IPA^(key): /pa.ʁa/

From Ancient Greek παρα- (para-, “beside”).

para-

1. para- (all senses)

• para-hockey sur glace

Via Italian para-, from parare, from Latin parō (“to shield”).

para-

1. para- (“guarding against”)

• garde- (e.g. garde-boue, garde-bras)
• pare- (e.g. pare-chocs, pare-soleil)

From paralympique (“Paralympic”).

para-

1. para- (“disability sport”)

Borrowed from English para-, French para-, Italian para-, Spanish para-. Decision no. 105, Progreso III.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpara/

para-

1. prefix denoting protection against, something to ward off

   ‎para- + ‎pluvo (“rain”) → ‎parapluvo (“umbrella”)

   ‎para- + ‎moskito (“mosquito”) → ‎paramoskito (“mosquito net”)

• Progreso III (in Ido), 1910–1911, page 169, 465

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /para/ [pa.ra]
• Syllabification: pa‧ra-
• Homophone: para

Ancient Greek παρα- (para-, “beside, next to”).

para-

1. para-
   1. beside, alongside
   2. adjacent, next to
   3. near
   4. opposite of, on the far side of
   5. above, over
   6. across, through, throughout
   7. abnormal

From Paralympic.

para-

1. para- (“disability sport”)

• “para-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• parai- (before a slender consonant)

From Ancient Greek παρα- (para-).

para-

1. para-

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “para(i)-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

From Ancient Greek παρα- (para-).

para-

1. para- (all senses)

• apar, apra, arpa, rapa

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παρα- (para-).

• IPA^(key): /pa.ra/

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• Rhymes: -ara
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• Homophones: para, Para

para-

1. para- (resembling)

• para- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From Ancient Greek παρα- (para-).

para- (Cyrillic spelling пара-)

1. Para-.

   ‎para- + ‎nàuka (“science”) → ‎paranauka (“parascience”)

   ‎para- + ‎nȍrmālno (“normally”) → ‎paranormalno (“paranormal”)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παρα- (para-).

• IPA^(key): /paɾa/ [pa.ɾa]
• Syllabification: pa‧ra-

para-

1. para-

• Spanish terms prefixed with para-

  parabiosis

  paralenguaje

  paramagnético

  paramilitar

  paranasal

  paranormal

  paraolfatorio

  parapetrolero

  parapolicía

  parapolicial

  pararrenal

  parasimpático

  parasintético

  parasuicida

  parasuicidio

  paraterminal

  paratión

  paratraqueal

  paraumbilical

• “para-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

See English para-, from Ancient Greek παρα- (para-).

• IPA^(key): /ˌpara/

para-

1. ‎para- + ‎meddyg (“doctor”) → ‎parafeddyg (“paramedic”)

   ‎para- + ‎normal (“normal”) → ‎paranormal (“paranormal”)

   ‎para- + ‎ymatebol (“responsive, reactive”) → ‎paraymatebol (“parasympathetic”)

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “para-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies