purs

English

Noun

purs

1. plural of pur

Verb

purs

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pur

Anagrams

• Prus, Spur, spur, surp

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈpurs]

Adjective

purs

1. masculine plural of pur

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pyʁ/

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• Homophones: pur, pure, pures
• Rhymes: -yʁ

Adjective

purs

1. masculine plural of pur

Latvian

Noun

purs m (1st declension)

1. (dialectal) swamp, bog, marsh, mire; alternative form of purvs

Declension

Declension of purs (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	purs	puri
accusative (akuzatīvs)	puru	purus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	pura	puru
dative (datīvs)	puram	puriem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	puru	puriem
locative (lokatīvs)	purā	puros
vocative (vokatīvs)	pur	puri

Norman

Adjective

purs

1. masculine plural of pur

Old English

Etymology

Conflation of Old English burse "bag, pouch" (from Medieval Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βῡρσα (būrsa) "hide, leather") and Old English pusa "wallet, bag, scrip" from Proto-West Germanic *pusō, from Proto-Germanic *pusô (“bag, sack, scrip”). More at burse, pusa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /purs/, [purˠs]

Noun

purs m

1. purse, leather bag

   Synonyms: burse, pusa

2. wallet, scrip

   Synonym: pusa

Declension

Declension of purs (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	purs	pursas
accusative	purs	pursas
genitive	purses	pursa
dative	purse	pursum

Descendants

• Middle English: purs, purse
  • English: purse
  • Scots: purs, purse