# pero
## Asturian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpeɾo/ [ˈpe.ɾo]
* Rhymes: -eɾo
* Syllabification: pe‧ro

### Conjunction

pero
* but
    Synonym: mas

## Azerbaijani
### Etymology

From Russian перо́ (peró).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

pero (definite accusative peronu, plural perolar)
* quill, pen (made from a feather)
    peronu mürəkkəbə batırmaq ― to dip the pen into the ink

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “pero” in Obastan.com.

## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pero.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpeɾo/ [ˈpe.ɾo]
* Hyphenation: pe‧ro

### Conjunction

péro (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜍᜓ)
* but (used as a connector)
    Synonyms: alagad, ugaring

## Chavacano
### Etymology

Inherited from Spanish pero (“but”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpeɾo/, [ˈpe.ɾo]
* Hyphenation: pe‧ro

### Conjunction

pero
* but; however

## Czech
### Alternative forms

* péro, píro

### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pero.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpɛro]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: pe‧ro

### Noun

pero n (diminutive pérko or pírko)
* feather
* pen (writing instrument)

#### Related terms

* pernatý
* perný
* peřový
* péřový
* kuličkové pero
* opeřenec
* perečko
* perokresba
* peruť
* peřina
* peří
* pérečko
* pérovka
* pírečko
* plnící pero

### Further reading

* “pero”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “pero”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “pero”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pero.

### Conjunction

pero
* but, rather

## Fala
### Alternative forms

* peru

### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pero, from Late Latin per hoc (“for this reason”, literally “through this”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpeɾo/
* Rhymes: -eɾo
* Syllabification: pe‧ro

### Conjunction

pero
* but (on the contrary; but rather)
    Synonym: mais

### References

* Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* pro, pró

### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pero, peró, from Latin per hoc (“by this”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpeɾo/ [ˈpe.ɾʊ]
* Rhymes: -eɾo
* Hyphenation: pe‧ro

### Conjunction

pero
* but
    Synonym: mais

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pero”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pero”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pero”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pero”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pero”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Ido
### Noun

pero (plural peri)
* peer (title)

## Ingrian
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian перо (pero).

#### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈpero/, [ˈpe̞ro̞]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈperoi̯/, [ˈpe̞ro̞i̯]
* Rhymes: -ero, -eroi̯
* Hyphenation: pe‧ro

#### Noun

pero
* quill
** 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 78:Assiapaperit kirjutettaa perol, a ei krandoșșiil.Documents are writ with a quill, and not a pencil.
** 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 36:Yhteiset meil ollaa riissat - perot, krantossit ja kirjat, veel i tetretit i kartat, stoolit, lavvat, sumat, partat, klaassan seinät, klaassan maa.We have shared objects - quills, pencils and books, also notebooks and maps, chairs, benches, bags, desks, walls of the classroom and the floor of the classroom.

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

From perä (“buttock”) +‎ -o.

#### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈpero/, [ˈpe̞ro̞]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈperoi̯/, [ˈpe̞ro̞i̯]
* Rhymes: -ero, -eroi̯
* Hyphenation: pe‧ro

#### Adjective

pero (comparative peromp)
* (of horses) stubborn

##### Declension
### References

* Fedor Tumansky (1790) “перо”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 685
* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 399

## Italian
### Etymology

From Latin pirus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpe.ro/
* Rhymes: -ero
* Hyphenation: pé‧ro

### Noun

pero m (plural peri)
* pear tree

#### Related terms

* pera

## Ladino
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Netanya):(file)

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish pero (“but”), from Late Latin per hoc (“for this reason”, literally “through this”). Cognate with Italian però & Spanish pero.

#### Conjunction

pero (Hebrew spelling פירו)
* but; yet
    Synonyms: ama, ma
** 1983, Elena Romero, Repertorio de noticias sobre el mundo teatral de los sefardíes orientales‎, Editorial CSIC - CSIC Press, →ISBN, page 289:Munchas obras de diferentes autores fueron escritas sobre este mismo suj́eto, pero aquea que nośotros empezamos la puḅlicación hoy es escrita por un maestro autor donde el material es recoǵido en los diversos tratados del Midráš.Many works from different authors were written about this very subject, but what we are beginning with today is the publication written by an educational author where the material is recognised in various tracts from the Midrash.

##### Alternative forms

* peró

### Etymology 2

Cognate to Spanish perro.

#### Noun

pero m (Hebrew spelling פירו, plural peros)
* dog (the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding)
** 1979, Pascual Pascual Recuero, editor, Antología de cuentos sefardíes‎, Ameller, →ISBN, page 115:[…] daré a komer a tu karne a los peros i mataré a tođos los enemigos de Yisrael ke en Ṣārfáṯ.I shall give your meat to the dogs and I shall slay every enemy of Israel that [is] in Sharfat.

##### Alternative forms

* perro

#### References

* ↑ “pero”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola.

## Latin
### Etymology

Unknown, perhaps related to pēra (“bag, satchel; wallet”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈpeː.roː/, [ˈpeːroː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈpe.ro/, [ˈpɛːro]

### Noun

pērō m (genitive pērōnis); third declension
* A kind of boot made of raw hide, worn chiefly by soldiers or wagoners; a clodhopper

#### Declension

Third-declension noun.

#### Descendants

* Italian: perone

#### See also

* caliga

### References

* “pero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “pero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* "pero", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
* pero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
* “pero”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎
* “pero”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
* pero in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
* “pero”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
* “pero”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

## Marshallese
### Etymology

From English pharaoh.

### Noun

pero
* pharaoh

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin per hoc (“for this reason”, literally “through this”). Cognate with Old Spanish pero.

### Conjunction

pero
* but; yet
    Synonym: mas
** 13th century, King Denis of Portugal, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional‎:pero nozir / Non mi deuia desamorBut lovelessness should be unable to hurt me…!

#### Descendants

* Fala: pero, peru
* Galician: pero, pro, pró
* Portuguese: pero

### References

* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pero”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pero”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2025) “pero”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN

## Old Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin per hoc (“for this reason”, literally “through this”). Cognate with Old Galician-Portuguese pero.

### Conjunction

pero
* but; yet
    Synonym: mas
** 1492, Diego de San Pedro, Cárcel de Amor 151:Lo cual yo no niego, pero atrevime a ello pensando que me harías merced no segund quien la pedía, mas segund tú, que la haviés de darThis I deny not, but I dared to do it thinking that you would forgive me, not because of who was asking for forgiveness, but because it is proper of you, who had to do it.

#### Descendants

* Ladino: pero, פירו
* Spanish: pero
** > Chavacano: pero (inherited)
** → Rapa Nui: pero
** → Tagalog: pero
** → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: pero, poro

### References

* Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946) “pero”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume II, Chapel Hill, page 391

## Papiamentu
### Etymology

Derived from Spanish pero.

### Conjunction

pero
* but (introduces a clause that contradicts the implications of the previous clause)
    Mi gusta e kas aki, pero e ta muchu karu.I like this house, but it's too expensive.

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin per hoc (“for this reason”, literally “through this”).

#### Alternative forms

* peró, perol

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɛ.ɾu/
* Rhymes: -ɛɾu
* Hyphenation: pe‧ro

#### Conjunction

pero (obsolete)
* but (introduces a clause that contradicts the implications of the previous clause)
    Synonyms: mas, porém, contudo
** 1540, João de Barros, Grammatica da Lingua Portuguesa, page 13:Nome próprio, ę aquelle que se nam póde atribuir a mais que a hũa só cousa:como este nome, Lisboa, por ser próprio desta çidade, e nam conuem a Roma: nẽ ô de Cęsar, a Cipiam, peró se dissęrmos çidade, que ę gęral nome a todas, em tam será comũ.Proper name, is that whitch cannot be attributed to more than one thing:like this name, Lisbon, for it is proper of this city, and doesn't suit Rome: neither Caesar's, to Scipio, but if we say city, which is general name to all of them, then it shall be common.
* even if (indicates that the preceding clause is true regardless of the following clause)
    Synonyms: ainda que, mesmo que

### Etymology 2

From Latin pirum.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpe.ɾu/
* Rhymes: -eɾu
* Hyphenation: pe‧ro

#### Noun

pero m (plural peros)
* a variety of apple, the fruit of the pereiro
    Synonym: maçã
* a small variety of pear
* (informal) a punch
    Synonyms: murro, soco

### References

* ↑ “pero”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Rapa Nui
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pero.

### Conjunction

pero
* but

#### Usage notes

* Generally used in favor of complex native grammar used to achieve the same ends.

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pero.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pěro/
* Hyphenation: pe‧ro

### Noun

pèro n (Cyrillic spelling пѐро)
* feather, plume
* pen, quill (for writing)
    čov(j)ek od pera ― a man of letters
* (figuratively) author, writer
* plectrum
    Synonyms: plèktrōn, tȑzalica
* flange of a mace head

#### Derived terms

* perad
* pȇrje
* pèrnat
* pérnica
* nalivpero

### References

* “pero”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Slovak
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pero.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈperɔ]

### Noun

pero n
* feather
* pen (writing instrument)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “pero”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Slovene
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pero.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɛróː/

### Noun

perọ̑ n
* feather

#### Descendants

* perutnina
* perutničke

### Further reading

* “pero”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish pero (“but”), from Late Latin per hoc (“for this reason”, literally “through this”). Compare Italian però, Old Franco-Provençal enperoi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpeɾo/ [ˈpe.ɾo]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɾo
* Syllabification: pe‧ro

### Conjunction

pero
* but
    Synonym: mas
    Mi casa es pequeña, pero cómoda.My house is small, but comfortable.
* well well; so; well (used for emphasis)

#### Derived terms

* pero que muy

#### Descendants

* > Chavacano: pero (inherited)
* → Rapa Nui: pero
* → Tagalog: pero
* → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: pero, poro

#### See also

* sino

### Noun

pero m (plural peros)
* but (restriction)

### Verb

pero
* first-person singular present indicative of perar

### Further reading

* “pero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

### Anagrams

* peor

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pero.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈpeɾo/ [ˈpɛː.ɾo]
* Rhymes: -eɾo
* Syllabification: pe‧ro

### Conjunction

pero (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇᜓ)
* but
    Synonyms: kaso, ngunit, subalit, bagamat, datapwat

#### Derived terms

* wala nang pero-pero

## Tetelcingo Nahuatl
### Alternative forms

* poro

### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pero.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpeɾo], [ˈpoɾo]

### Conjunction

pero
* but

### References

* Brewer, Forrest, Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos: Castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 8)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Internados de Enseñanza Primaria y Educación Indígena, published 1971, pages 76, 176

## Yao (South America)
### Etymology

From Spanish perro (“dog”).

### Noun

pero
* dog

### Further reading

* de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 643