Noun: parra
Hyphenation:
Gender: Feminine
Declension: First
Nominative
| Singular | parra; ˈparra |
| Plural | parrae; ˈparras |
Genitive
| Singular | parrae |
| Plural | parrārum |
Dative
| Singular | parrae |
| Plural | parrīs |
Accusative
| Singular | parram |
| Plural | parrās |
Ablative
| Singular | parrā |
| Plural | parrīs |
Vocative
| Singular | parra |
| Plural | parrae |
Sample Sentences
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Near-synonyms: būbō, strix, ulula, noctua
Nouns inflected like parra
parra,
Etymology
Uncertain. De Vaan leaves the etymology uncertain, though he tentatively posits a connection with Proto-Indo-European *sprH-, perhaps via an intermedary form *sprH-e/os-. Nevertheless, he also considers it possible that these words could all have been borrowed from a non-IE source. Höfler alternatively proposes the existence of an original possessive s-stem adjective *(s)pr̥h₂sós, which then may have been substantivized, yielding *(s)pṛ́h₂seh₂, itself potentially producing Proto-Italic *parVzā via the palma-rule. This proto-form would then be the source of parra and Umbrian 𐌐𐌀𐌓𐌚𐌀𐌌 (parfam). Cognate with English sparrow. See: English Nouns '
sparrow'.
Verbs referencing "parra"
English Nouns
sparrow, Ancient Greek Nouns
σποργίλος.
Translations