pers
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
pers
- (rare, nonstandard) That which belongs to per, theirs (singular): possessive case of per, used in place of a noun.
Synonyms[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From an older variant of Dutch paars, 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]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
pers (attributive perse, comparative perser, superlative perste)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Dutch persen, from Middle Dutch persen.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
pers (present pers, present participle persende, past participle gepers)
- (transitive) To press.
Etymology 3[edit]
From Dutch pers, from Middle Dutch perse.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pers (plural perse, diminutive persie)
- A press.
References[edit]
- ^ paars; in: M. Philippa e.a., "Etymologisch Woordenboek van het Nederlands"
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Dutch perse. Equivalent to a derivation from persen.
Noun[edit]
pers f (plural persen, diminutive persje n)
Derived terms[edit]
-media-related
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Shortenings from phrases or perhaps compounds with Pers (“Persian”).
Noun[edit]
pers m (plural perzen, diminutive persje n)
See also[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
pers
- inflection of persen:
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Late Latin persus (“Persian”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
pers (feminine perse, masculine plural pers, feminine plural perses)
- (literary) blue-green (particularly used in reference to eyes)
Further reading[edit]
- “pers”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams[edit]
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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.
- Synonym: akhbar (Standard Malay)
Further reading[edit]
- “pers” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Ingrian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *persek. Cognates include Finnish perse and Estonian perse.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈperse/, [ˈpe̞rs̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpers/, [ˈpe̞rʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -ers
- Hyphenation: pers
Noun[edit]
pers
Declension[edit]
Declension of pers (type 6/lähe, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | pers | perseet |
genitive | perseen | persein |
partitive | persettä | perseitä |
illative | perseesse | perseisse |
inessive | persees | perseis |
elative | perseest | perseist |
allative | perseelle | perseille |
adessive | perseel | perseil |
ablative | perseelt | perseilt |
translative | perseeks | perseiks |
essive | perseennä, perseen | perseinnä, persein |
exessive1) | perseent | perseint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- perä (“rear; back”)
References[edit]
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 400
Latvian[edit]
Noun[edit]
pers m
- nominative singular of peri (rarely used)
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French pers, from Medieval Latin persus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pers (uncountable)
Descendants[edit]
- English: perse
References[edit]
- “pers(e, n.(1) & adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
Adjective[edit]
pers
Descendants[edit]
- English: perse
References[edit]
- “pers(e, n.(1) & adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
See also[edit]
whit | grey, hor | blak |
red; cremesyn, gernet | citrine, aumbre; broun, tawne | yelow, dorry, gul; canevas |
grasgrene | grene | |
plunket; ewage | asure, livid | blewe, blo, pers |
violet; inde | rose, murrey; purpel, purpur | claret |
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Clipping of kot perski or perski dywan.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pers m animal
- (colloquial) Persian cat
- Synonym: kot perski
- (colloquial) Persian rug
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- pers in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- pers in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1908), “pers”, in Słownik języka polskiego[1] (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw, page 117
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
pers c
- (colloquial, plural only) people
- Vi var tjugo pers på festen
- We were twenty people at the party
- Det står några pers där borta
- There's some guys standing over there
Usage notes[edit]
Sometimes also a shortening of person (in the singular): "per pers" = "per person," for example.
Declension[edit]
Declension of pers | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | - | - | pers | persen |
Genitive | - | - | pers | persens |
Noun[edit]
pers n
- (colloquial) Short for personbästa (“personal best”).
Declension[edit]
Declension of pers | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | pers | perset | pers | persen |
Genitive | pers | persets | pers | persens |
Noun[edit]
pers c
- Misspelling of pärs (“ordeal, trial”).
Declension[edit]
Declension of pers | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | pers | persen | perser | perserna |
Genitive | pers | persens | persers | persernas |
References[edit]
- English terms suffixed with -s
- English lemmas
- English pronouns
- English terms with rare senses
- English nonstandard terms
- en:Gender
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Middle French
- Afrikaans terms derived from Medieval Latin
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- Afrikaans verbs
- Afrikaans transitive verbs
- Afrikaans nouns
- af:Colors
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛrs
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛrs/1 syllable
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
- Dutch feminine nouns
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- French terms borrowed from Late Latin
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- fr:Colors
- Indonesian terms borrowed from Dutch
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- Requests for plural forms in Indonesian entries
- Ingrian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ers
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ers/1 syllable
- Ingrian lemmas
- Ingrian nouns
- Ingrian vulgarities
- izh:Body parts
- Latvian non-lemma forms
- Latvian noun forms
- Middle English terms borrowed from Old French
- Middle English terms derived from Old French
- Middle English terms derived from Medieval Latin
- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English nouns
- Middle English uncountable nouns
- Middle English adjectives
- Polish clippings
- Polish 1-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Rhymes:Polish/ɛrs
- Rhymes:Polish/ɛrs/1 syllable
- Polish terms with homophones
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish masculine nouns
- Polish animal nouns
- Polish colloquialisms
- pl:Domestic cats
- pl:Textiles
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish colloquialisms
- Swedish pluralia tantum
- Swedish terms with usage examples
- Swedish neuter nouns
- Swedish short forms
- Swedish misspellings