peru
Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
peruCategory:Czech non-lemma forms#PERUCategory:Czech noun forms#PERUCategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#PERUCategory:Pages with entries#PERUCategory:Pages with 13 entries#PERU
Etymology 2
Verb
peruCategory:Czech non-lemma forms#PERUCategory:Czech verb forms#PERUCategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#PERUCategory:Pages with entries#PERUCategory:Pages with 13 entries#PERU
Extremaduran
Conjunction
peruCategory:Extremaduran lemmas#PERUCategory:Extremaduran conjunctions#PERUCategory:Extremaduran entries with incorrect language header#PERUCategory:Pages with entries#PERUCategory:Pages with 13 entries#PERU
Fala
Etymology
From Old Galician-PortugueseCategory:Fala terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese#PERUCategory:Fala terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese#PERU pero, from Late LatinCategory:Fala terms inherited from Late Latin#PERUCategory:Fala terms derived from Late Latin#PERU per hoc (“for this reason”, literally “through this”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpeɾu/Category:Fala terms with IPA pronunciation#PERU
- Rhymes: -eɾuCategory:Rhymes:Fala/eɾu#PERUCategory:Rhymes:Fala/eɾu/2 syllables#PERU
- Syllabification: pe‧ru
Conjunction
peruCategory:Fala lemmas#PERUCategory:Fala conjunctions#PERUCategory:Fala entries with incorrect language header#PERUCategory:Pages with entries#PERUCategory:Pages with 13 entries#PERU
- alternative form of pero (“but”)
References
- Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN, page 222
Faroese
Noun
peruCategory:Faroese non-lemma forms#PERUCategory:Faroese noun forms#PERUCategory:Faroese entries with incorrect language header#PERUCategory:Pages with entries#PERUCategory:Pages with 13 entries#PERU
Finnish
Etymology 1
perä + -uCategory:Finnish terms suffixed with -u#PERU
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈperu/, [ˈpe̞ru]Category:Finnish 2-syllable words#PERUCategory:Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation#PERU
- Rhymes: -eruCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/eru#PERUCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/eru/2 syllables#PERU
- Syllabification(key): pe‧ru
- Hyphenation(key): pe‧ru
Noun
peruCategory:Finnish lemmas#PERUCategory:Finnish nouns#PERUCategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#PERUCategory:Pages with entries#PERUCategory:Pages with 13 entries#PERU
- (usually figurative, sometimes in the plural) heritage (property that may be inherited; inherited traditions)
- Synonym: perintö
- Tämä kirjakokoelma on isoäitini peruja.
- This book collection was left by my grandmother.
- (figuratively) origin (beginning, source)
- Synonym: alkuperä
- olla ikivanhaa perua ― to be of ancient originCategory:Finnish terms with usage examples#PERU
Usage notes
Only some cases are used in practice, and the word is essentially obsolete except in some idiomatic uses. In frequent use are the derived legal terms perukirja and perunkirjoitus.
Declension
| Inflection of peru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | peru | perut | |
| genitive | perun | perujen | |
| partitive | perua | peruja | |
| illative | peruun | peruihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | peru | perut | |
| accusative | nom. | peru | perut |
| gen. | perun | ||
| genitive | perun | perujen | |
| partitive | perua | peruja | |
| inessive | perussa | peruissa | |
| elative | perusta | peruista | |
| illative | peruun | peruihin | |
| adessive | perulla | peruilla | |
| ablative | perulta | peruilta | |
| allative | perulle | peruille | |
| essive | peruna | peruina | |
| translative | peruksi | peruiksi | |
| abessive | perutta | peruitta | |
| instructive | — | peruin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
Further reading
- “peru”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈperuˣ/, [ˈpe̞ru(ʔ)]Category:Finnish 2-syllable words#PERUCategory:Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation#PERU
- Rhymes: -eruCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/eru#PERUCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/eru/2 syllables#PERU
- Syllabification(key): pe‧ru
- Hyphenation(key): pe‧ru
Verb
peruCategory:Finnish non-lemma forms#PERUCategory:Finnish verb forms#PERUCategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#PERUCategory:Pages with entries#PERUCategory:Pages with 13 entries#PERU
Anagrams
Garo
Noun
peruCategory:Garo lemmas#PERUCategory:Garo nouns#PERUCategory:Garo entries with incorrect language header#PERUCategory:Pages with entries#PERUCategory:Pages with 13 entries#PERU
Category:grt:Canids#PERUIcelandic
Noun
peruCategory:Icelandic non-lemma forms#PERUCategory:Icelandic noun forms#PERUCategory:Icelandic entries with incorrect language header#PERUCategory:Pages with entries#PERUCategory:Pages with 13 entries#PERU
Javanese
| Javanese writing system | |
|---|---|
| Carakan | ꦥꦼꦫꦸCategory:Javanese terms with redundant script codes#PERU |
| Pegon | |
| Roman | peruCategory:Javanese terms with redundant script codes#PERU |
Etymology
From Old JavaneseCategory:Javanese terms inherited from Old Javanese#PERUCategory:Javanese terms derived from Old Javanese#PERU (h)amp(ĕ)ru, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Javanese terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#PERUCategory:Javanese terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#PERU *qapəju, from Proto-AustronesianCategory:Javanese terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#PERUCategory:Javanese terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#PERU *qapəjux.
Noun
pĕruCategory:Javanese lemmas#PERUCategory:Javanese nouns#PERUCategory:Javanese entries with incorrect language header#PERUCategory:Pages with entries#PERUCategory:Pages with 13 entries#PERU
Further reading
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011), “peru”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
Latvian
Verb
peruCategory:Latvian non-lemma forms#PERUCategory:Latvian verb forms#PERUCategory:Latvian entries with incorrect language header#PERUCategory:Pages with entries#PERUCategory:Pages with 13 entries#PERU
Noun
peru mCategory:Latvian non-lemma forms#PERUCategory:Latvian noun forms#PERUCategory:Latvian entries with incorrect language header#PERUCategory:Pages with entries#PERUCategory:Pages with 13 entries#PERU
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Category:Old English terms derived from Latin#PERUFrom Proto-West GermanicCategory:Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#PERUCategory:Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#PERU *peru.
Pronunciation
Noun
peru fCategory:Old English lemmas#PERUCategory:Old English nouns#PERUCategory:Old English entries with incorrect language header#PERUCategory:Old English feminine nouns#PERUCategory:Pages with entries#PERUCategory:Pages with 13 entries#PERU
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | peru | pera, pere |
| accusative | pere | pera, pere |
| genitive | pere | pera |
| dative | pere | perum |
Derived terms
Descendants
Portuguese

Alternative forms
- perú (1931-prescribed spelling or misspelling)
Etymology
From Peru (“Peru, also frequently used as a pars pro toto to refer to all the Spanish settlements in America”).
Pronunciation
Noun
peru m (plural perus, feminine perua, feminine plural peruas)Category:Portuguese lemmas#PERUCategory:Portuguese nouns#PERUCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#PERUCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#PERUCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#PERUCategory:Pages with entries#PERUCategory:Pages with 13 entries#PERU
- wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
- Synonym: peru-selvagem
- (loosely) turkey (any bird in the genus Meleagris)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Hunsrik: Biru
Noun
peru m (uncountable)Category:Portuguese lemmas#PERUCategory:Portuguese nouns#PERUCategory:Portuguese uncountable nouns#PERUCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#PERUCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#PERUCategory:Pages with entries#PERUCategory:Pages with 13 entries#PERU
- turkey (flesh or meat of the turkey eaten as food)
Noun
peru m (plural perus)Category:Portuguese lemmas#PERUCategory:Portuguese nouns#PERUCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#PERUCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#PERUCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#PERUCategory:Pages with entries#PERUCategory:Pages with 13 entries#PERU
- (PortugalCategory:European Portuguese#PERU, soccerCategory:pt:Football (soccer)#PERU) a goal resulting from a shameful mistake by the goalkeeper
- Synonym: frango
- (BrazilCategory:Brazilian Portuguese#PERU, vulgarCategory:Portuguese vulgarities#PERU) penis
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pénis
References
- “peru”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “peru”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
- “peru”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “peru”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
peru (Cyrillic spelling перу)Category:Serbo-Croatian non-lemma forms#PERUCategory:Serbo-Croatian noun forms#PERUCategory:Requests for accents in Serbo-Croatian noun form entries#PERUCategory:Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header#PERUCategory:Pages with entries#PERUCategory:Pages with 13 entries#PERU
Verb
peru (Cyrillic spelling перу)Category:Serbo-Croatian non-lemma forms#PERUCategory:Serbo-Croatian verb forms#PERUCategory:Requests for accents in Serbo-Croatian verb form entries#PERUCategory:Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header#PERUCategory:Pages with entries#PERUCategory:Pages with 13 entries#PERU
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peru/, [ˈperu]Category:Slovak 2-syllable words#PERUCategory:Slovak terms with IPA pronunciation#PERU
- Rhymes: -eruCategory:Rhymes:Slovak/eru#PERUCategory:Rhymes:Slovak/eru/2 syllables#PERU
- Hyphenation: pe‧ru
Noun
peruCategory:Slovak non-lemma forms#PERUCategory:Slovak noun forms#PERUCategory:Slovak entries with incorrect language header#PERUCategory:Pages with entries#PERUCategory:Pages with 13 entries#PERU
