parella

Catalan

Etymology

Substantivization of the feminine of Late Latin pariculus, diminutive of Latin pār. Compare Spanish pareja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pəˈɾɛ.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pəˈɾə.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [paˈɾe.ʎa]

Noun

parella f (plural parelles)

1. pair (set of two people or animals intended to do something together)
2. couple (set of two people in a relationship)

   La Maria i el Joan fa poc que són parella. ― Maria and Joan have only recently become mates.

3. pair (male and female of the same species)
4. significant other

   En Miquel és la parella de na Maria. ― Miquel is Maria's mate.

5. (card games) pair (set of two cards with equal rank, but not necessarily the same suit)

   Una parella d'asos. ― A pair of aces.

6. (set theory) pair (each of the elements formed by the Cartesian product of two sets)

Derived terms

• unió estable de parella

Adjective

parella

1. feminine singular of parell

Further reading

• “parella” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “parella”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Galician

Etymology

Substantivization of the feminine of Late Latin pariculus, diminutive of Latin pār. Compare Portuguese parelha, Asturian pareya.

Adjective

parella

1. feminine singular of parello

Noun

parella f (plural parellas)

1. pair; a set of two people or animals intended to do something together
2. couple; a set of two people in a relationship
3. pair; a male and female of the same species
4. significant other
5. (card games) pair; a set of two cards with equal rank, but not necessarily the same suit
6. (set theory) pair; each of the elements formed by the Cartesian product of two sets
7. (fishing) pair; a set of two trawlers rigged with a fishing net rig named bou
8. (fishing) net; the proper net rig used by a pair of trawlers for fishing