pers

See also: Pers, pers., Pers., and pērs

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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

• ERPs, ERSP, Pres, Pres., RESP, Reps, SERP, pres, pres., reps, resp.

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AfrikaansEdit

Etymology 1Edit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /pɛːrs/, /pæːrs/

AdjectiveEdit

pers (attributive perse, comparative perser, superlative perste)

1. purple

Etymology 2Edit

From Dutch persen.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /pɛrs/

VerbEdit

pers (present pers, present participle persende, past participle gepers)

1. to press

Etymology 3Edit

From Dutch pers.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /pɛrs/

NounEdit

pers (plural perse, diminutive persie)

1. press

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DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

• Audio

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

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

Further readingEdit

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

AnagramsEdit

• près, prés, reps

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LatvianEdit

NounEdit

pers m

1. nominative singular form of peri (rarely used)

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Middle EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• perce, perse, piers

EtymologyEdit

From Old French pers, from Medieval Latin persus.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /pərs/

NounEdit

pers (uncountable)

1. blue, blue-grey (colour)
2. blue cloth

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

1. blue, bluish

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

Colors in Middle English · coloures, hewes (layout · text)
whit	grey, hor	blak	broun, tawne
claret	red ; cremesyn, gernet	citrine, aumbre	yelow, dorry ; canevas
grasgrene	grene		plunket ; ewage
asure, livid	blewe, blo, pers	violet ; inde	rose, murrey ; purpel