pers
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronounEdit
pers
- (rare) That which belongs to per, theirs (singular): possessive case of per, used in place of a noun.
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AfrikaansEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From an older variant of Dutch paats, from Middle Dutch paers, peers, pers (“purple”), from Middle French pers (“blue-grey, dark violet”), from Medieval Latin persus, persum (“dark blue”). Possibly derived from either Latin Persae (“Persians”), Persia (“Persia”), referring to the colour of a garment, or from Late Latin persica (“peach”), referring to the colour of peach blossom.[1]
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
pers (attributive perse, comparative perser, superlative perste)
Etymology 2Edit
From Dutch persen, from Middle Dutch persen.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
pers (present pers, present participle persende, past participle gepers)
- (transitive) To press.
Etymology 3Edit
From Dutch pers, from Middle Dutch perse.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
pers (plural perse, diminutive persie)
- A press.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ paars; in: M. Philippa e.a., "Etymologisch Woordenboek van het Nederlands"
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle Dutch perse. Equivalent to a derivation from persen.
NounEdit
pers f (plural persen, diminutive persje n)
Derived termsEdit
-media-related
- boulevardpers
- drukpers
- kwaliteitspers
- persattaché
- persbericht
- persbureau
- perscampagne
- perscommentaar
- perscommuniqué
- persconferentie
- persfoto
- persfotograaf
- perskaart
- persman
- persmisdrijf
- persmuskiet
- persofficier
- persorgaan
- persrechter
- persvrijheid
- persvrouw
- perswetenschap
- roddelpers
- schandaalpers
- sluikpers
- ter perse gaan
DescendantsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Shortenings from phrases or perhaps compounds with Pers (“Persian”).
NounEdit
pers m (plural perzen, diminutive persje n)
See alsoEdit
Etymology 3Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
VerbEdit
pers
AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Late Latin persus (“Persian”).
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
pers (feminine perse, masculine plural pers, feminine plural perses)
- (literary) blue-green (particularly used in reference to eyes)
Further readingEdit
- “pers”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
AnagramsEdit
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
pèrs (first-person possessive persku, second-person possessive persmu, third-person possessive persnya)
- The press, a collective term for the (print-based) media or publisher.
Further readingEdit
- “pers” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
LatvianEdit
NounEdit
pers m
- nominative singular form of peri (rarely used)
Middle EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French pers, from Medieval Latin persus.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
pers (uncountable)
DescendantsEdit
- English: perse
ReferencesEdit
- “pers(e, n.(1) & adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
AdjectiveEdit
pers
DescendantsEdit
- English: perse
ReferencesEdit
- “pers(e, n.(1) & adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
See alsoEdit
whit | grey, hor | blak |
red; cremesyn, gernet | citrine, aumbre; broun, tawne | yelow, dorry; canevas |
grasgrene | grene | |
plunket; ewage | asure, livid | blewe, blo, pers |
violet; inde | rose, murrey; purpel, purpur | claret |