pers

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

English

Etymology

per +‎ -s. Compare hers.

Pronoun

pers

1. (rare) That which belongs to per, theirs (singular): possessive case of per, used in place of a noun.

Synonyms

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

Coordinate terms

• (possessive of per): his, hers

See also

• other attested gender-neutral pronouns

Anagrams

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

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Afrikaans

Etymology 1

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛːrs/, /pæːrs/

Adjective

pers (attributive perse, comparative perser, superlative perste)

1. purple

Etymology 2

From Dutch persen, from Middle Dutch persen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛrs/

• audio

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Verb

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

1. (transitive) To press.

Etymology 3

From Dutch pers, from Middle Dutch perse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛrs/

• audio

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Noun

pers (plural perse, diminutive persie)

1. A press.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛrs/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: pers
• Rhymes: -ɛrs

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch perse. Equivalent to a derivation from persen.

Noun

pers f (plural persen, diminutive persje n)

1. A press, mechanical device to exert pression.
2. The press, media.

Derived terms

• citruspers
• fruitpers
• handpers
• oliepers
• wijnpers

 

-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

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: pers
• → Indonesian: pers

Etymology 2

Shortenings from phrases or perhaps compounds with Pers (“Persian”).

Noun

pers m (plural perzen, diminutive persje n)

1. A Persian cat (breed).
2. A Persian carpet.

See also

• Pers

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pers

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

Anagrams

• resp., sper

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin persus (“Persian”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛʁ/

• Audio (CAN)

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• Homophones: pair, paire, père, perd

Adjective

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

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

Further reading

• “pers”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• près, prés, reps

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch pers (“press”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛrs]
• Hyphenation: pèrs

Noun

pèrs (first-person possessive persku, second-person possessive persmu, third-person possessive persnya)

1. The press, a collective term for the (print-based) media or publisher.

Further reading

• “pers” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Latvian

Noun

pers m

1. nominative singular form of peri (rarely used)

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• perce, perse, piers

Etymology

From Old French pers, from Medieval Latin persus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pərs/

Noun

pers (uncountable)

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

Descendants

• English: perse

References

• “pers(e, n.(1) & adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.

Adjective

pers

1. blue, bluish

Descendants

• English: perse

References

• “pers(e, n.(1) & adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.

See also

Colors in Middle English · coloures, hewes (layout · text)

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