Galician

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Etymology

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Probably from Old Occitan pairar.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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pairar (first-person singular present pairo, first-person singular preterite pairei, past participle pairado)

  1. to hover
  2. to float

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “pairar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Probably related to parar (to stop, halt, end up). Alternatively from Old Occitan pairar.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pai‧rar

Verb

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pairar (first-person singular present pairo, first-person singular preterite pairei, past participle pairado)

  1. to hover
  2. to float
  3. to tolerate

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ pairar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024