paars

Dutch

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch paers, peers, pers, from French pers, from Latin persus (“peach colour”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːrs
• IPA: /paːrs/

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Adjective

paars (comparative paarser, superlative meest paars or paarst)

1. purple

Declension

Declension of paars

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		paars	paarser
neuter singular	indefinite	paars	paarser
	definite	paarse	paarsere	paarste	paarst, paarste
common singular		paarse	paarsere	paarste	paarste
plural		paarse	paarsere	paarste	paarste
partitive		paars	paarsers

See also

• (basic colors) kleur; rood, oranje, geel, groen, blauwgroen, blauw, paars, violet, roze, bruin, wit, grijs, zwart ^{(Category: nl:Colors)}

Anagrams

• spaar

References

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Latvian

Verb

paars

1. 3rd person singular future indicative form of paart
2. 3rd person plural future indicative form of paart