перо

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *però.

Pronunciation

Noun

перо́ (perón (diminutive перце́)

  1. feather
  2. plume
  3. pen

Declension

Declension of перо́
singular plural
indefinite перо́
peró
пера́
perá
definite перо́то
peróto
пера́та
peráta

References

  • перо”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • перо”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Carpathian Rusyn

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *però. See there for more.

Noun

перо (pero)

  1. feather
  2. (cycling) chainstay
  3. (cycling) seatstay

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pero (feather).

Pronunciation

Noun

перо (peron (diminutive перце)

  1. (rare) feather
  2. quill
  3. shuttlecock

Declension

Declension of перо
singular plural
indefinite перо (pero) пера (pera)
definite unspecified перото (peroto) перата (perata)
definite proximal перово (perovo) перава (perava)
definite distal пероно (perono) перана (perana)
vocative перо (pero) пера (pera)

See also

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *però; see there for more.

Pronunciation

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Noun

перо́ (perón inan (genitive пера́, nominative plural пе́рья, genitive plural пе́рьев, relational adjective перьево́й, diminutive пёрышко)

  1. feather, plume
  2. (uncountable) feathers, down (as a commodity or insulating material)
  3. nib, quill (writing implement)
  4. (figurative, literary) pen (a writer, a writer's individual style, or a metonymic reference to the process of writing)
    зло́е перо́zlóje peróa caustic pen (a bitter, scathing style)
    кла́сть перо́ / положи́ть перо́klástʹ peró / položítʹ peróto put down the pen (to stop writing)
  5. (dated) blade, vane, cutting edge (of a tool or implement)
    Synonym: ло́пасть (lópastʹ)
  6. (criminal slang) knife
  7. (horticulture, colloquial) spear, scape (of garlic, onion, etc.)
  8. (figurative) fin (of a marine creature)
  9. (figurative) tail (of a dog)
  10. (cycling) chainstay
  11. (cycling) seatstay

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: pero
  • Kildin Sami: пера (pjera)
  • Ingrian: pero

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pěro/
  • Hyphenation: пе‧ро

Noun

пѐро n (Latin spelling pèro)

  1. feather, plume
  2. pen, quill (for writing)
    чов(ј)ек од пераa man of letters
  3. (figuratively) author, writer
  4. plectrum
    Synonyms: плѐктро̄н, тр̏залица
  5. flange of a mace head

Declension

Declension of перо
singular plural
nominative перо пера
genitive пера пера
dative перу перима
accusative перо пера
vocative перо пера
locative перу перима
instrumental пером перима

Derived terms

References

  • перо”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

Noun

перо́ (perón inan (genitive пера́, nominative plural пе́ра, genitive plural пер, diminutive пірце́ or пір'ї́нка or піри́нка)

  1. pen
  2. feather

Declension

Declension of перо́
(inan hard neut-form accent-d)
singular plural
nominative перо́
peró
пе́ра
péra
genitive пера́
perá
пер
per
dative перу́
perú
пе́рам
péram
accusative перо́
peró
пе́ра
péra
instrumental перо́м
peróm
пе́рами
péramy
locative пері́
perí
пе́рах
pérax
vocative перо́
peró
пе́ра
péra

References