parca

== Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈpar.kə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈpaɾ.ka] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˈpar.ka] === Noun === parca f (plural parques) a being that personifies death == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpar.ka/ Rhymes: -arka Hyphenation: pàr‧ca === Etymology 1 === ==== Adjective ==== parca f sg feminine singular of parco === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== parca inflection of parcare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Anagrams === capra, carpa == Latin == === Pronunciation === parca: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpar.ka] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpar.ka] parcā: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpar.kaː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpar.ka] === Adjective === parca inflection of parcus: nominative/vocative feminine singular nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural === Adjective === parcā ablative feminine singular of parcus == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: par‧ca === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English parka, itself borrowed from Russian парка (parka). ==== Noun ==== parca f (plural parcas) parka ===== Alternative forms ===== parka (proscribed) === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== parca feminine singular of parco === References === === Further reading === “parca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French parquer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [parˈka] === Verb === a parca (third-person singular present parchează, past participle parcat) 1st conjugation to park ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== parcare == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpaɾka/ [ˈpaɾ.ka] Rhymes: -aɾka Syllabification: par‧ca === Noun === la parca f (uncountable) (poetic) personification of death one of the Fates === Adjective === parca feminine singular of parco === Further reading === “parca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025