pers

See also: Pers, pers., and Pers.

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EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

AbbreviationEdit

pers

1. Abbreviation of Persian.

Etymology 2Edit

per +‎ 's. Compare hers.

PronounEdit

pers

1. (neologism) That which belongs to per, theirs (singular).
2. Possessive case of per, used in place of a noun.

SynonymsEdit

• (singular) theirs
• (neologism) eirs, hirs

Coordinate termsEdit

• (possessive of per): his, hers

See alsoEdit

• other attested and proposed gender-neutral pronouns

AnagramsEdit

• Pres, pres., reps, RESP

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AfrikaansEdit

AdjectiveEdit

pers (attributive perse, comparative perser, superlative persste)

1. purple

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DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

• Rhymes: -ɛrs

Etymology 1Edit

From persen.

NounEdit

pers m (plural persen, diminutive persje n)

1. press

Derived termsEdit

• boulevardpers
• drukpers

VerbEdit

pers

1. first-person singular present indicative of persen
2. imperative of persen

Etymology 2Edit

From Perzië.

NounEdit

pers m (plural perzen, diminutive persje n)

1. Persian cat
2. Persian carpet

See alsoEdit

• Pers

AnagramsEdit

• resp., sper

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Late Latin persus (“Persian”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /pɛʁ/
• Homophones: pair, paire, père, perd

AdjectiveEdit

pers m (feminine singular perse, masculine plural pers, feminine plural perses)

1. (literary) blue-green (particularly used in reference to eyes)

AnagramsEdit

• près, prés, reps

Further readingEdit

• “pers” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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LatvianEdit

NounEdit

pers m

1. nominative singular form of peri (rarely used)