Persa

See also: persa

Latin

Alternative forms

• Persēs

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈper.sa/, [ˈpɛrs̠ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈper.sa/, [ˈpɛrsä]

Proper noun

Persa m (genitive Persae); first declension

1. A Persian.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Persa	Persae
Genitive	Persae	Persārum
Dative	Persae	Persīs
Accusative	Persam	Persās
Ablative	Persā	Persīs
Vocative	Persa	Persae

Related terms

• Persia
• persicus
• Persis

Descendants

• Italian: persa

References

• “Persa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Persa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈper.sɑ/, [ˈperˠ.zɑ]

Proper noun

Persa

1. genitive plural of Perse