Persis

See also: persis

English

Etymology 1

From Latin Persis, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís). Doublet of Fars.

Proper noun

Persis

1. (historical) A region of ancient Iran in its southwest; modern Fars province.

Translations

region of ancient Iran

• Armenian: Պարսք (Parskʻ)

  Old Armenian: Պարսք (Parskʻ)

• German: Persis (de) f
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: Περσίς (Persís)

• Latin: Persis (la) f
• Middle Persian: 𐭯𐭠𐭥𐭮𐭩 (Pārs)
• Parthian: 𐭐𐭀𐭓𐭎 (Pārs)
• Persian: پارس (fa) (pârs), فارس (fa) (fârs)
• Russian: Перси́да (ru) f (Persída)

Etymology 2

Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís, “a Persian woman”).

Proper noun

Persis

1. An early Christian, mentioned in the epistle to the Romans.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Romans 16:12:
     :

     Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.

2. A female given name from Ancient Greek, in occasional use since the 16th century.

Anagrams

• spiers, resips, pisser, prises, spires, Speirs, 'spires, Spires, Spiers

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Περσῐ́ς (Persís, “Persia”, also “a Persian woman”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈper.sis/, [ˈpɛrs̠ɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈper.sis/, [ˈpɛrsis]

Proper noun

Persis f sg (genitive Persidos or Persidis); third declension

1. the country of Persis, between Caramania, Media, and Susiana, now Fars or Farsistan

Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant or non-Greek-type), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Persis
Genitive	Persidos Persidis
Dative	Persidī
Accusative	Persida Persidem
Ablative	Perside
Vocative	Persis Peri1

¹In poetry.

Related terms

• Persia

Descendants

• English: Persis
• ?French: Perside

Adjective

Persis f (feminine adjective, genitive Persidos or Persidis); third declension

1. (poetic) Persian

Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant or non-Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Persis	Persides Persidēs
Genitive	Persidos Persidis	Persidum
Dative	Persidī	Persidibus
Accusative	Persida Persidem	Persidas Persidēs
Ablative	Perside	Persidibus
Vocative	Persis Peri1	Persides Persidēs

¹In poetry.

Synonyms

• (Persian): Persicus

Noun

Persis f (genitive Persidos or Persidis); third declension

1. a Persian woman

Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant or non-Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Persis	Persides Persidēs
Genitive	Persidos Persidis	Persidum
Dative	Persidī	Persidibus
Accusative	Persida Persidem	Persidas Persidēs
Ablative	Perside	Persidibus
Vocative	Persis Peri1	Persides Persidēs

¹In poetry.

References

• “Persis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Persis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,160/2.
• “Persis¹” on pages 1,355–6 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
• “Persis²” on pages 1,356/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)