pra

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "pra"

Translingual

Symbol

pra

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Prakrit languages.

Czech

Pronunciation

Verb

pra

  1. masculine singular present transgressive of přít
    Synonym: pře

Galician

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Preposition

pra

  1. (nonstandard, colloquial) Syncopic form of para

Kaingang

Pronunciation

Verb

pra

  1. (transitive) to bite

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin prātum.

Noun

pra m (plural pre)

  1. meadow

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Syncopic form of para. Compare Galician pra.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pra

Preposition

pra

  1. (colloquial) Syncopic form of para

Etymology 2

Contraction of pra a.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pra

Contraction

pra f sg

  1. (colloquial) Contraction of pra a (“for/to the (feminine singular)”): feminine singular of pro

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:para.

References

  1. ^ "A sílaba tónica da preposição para" in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa
  2. ^ "pra, prà e apóstrofo" in FLiP - Dúvidas Linguísticas

Silesian

Etymology

Clipping of prŏwda, from Proto-Slavic *pravьda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpra/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: pra

Particle

pra

  1. introduces a tag question; right? isn't it?
    Synonyms: abo, ja, niy, prŏwda
    • 2017, Charles Dickens, translated by Grzegorz Kulik, Godniŏ pieśń [A Christmas Carol]‎, 1 edition, Opole: Silesia Progress, →ISBN, page 94:
      Takech słyszoł – ôdpedzioł drugi . – Zima dzisiej, pra?
      "That's what I heard", said the other, "Winter is today, right?"

Further reading

  • pra in silling.org
  • Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “pra”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 229

Venetian

Etymology

From Latin prātum. Compare Italian prato.

Noun

pra m (plural prai)

  1. field, meadow, lawn
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