bourse
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French bourse. Compare burse.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
bourse (plural bourses)
- A stock exchange.
- A meeting of stamp collectors and/or dealers, where stamps and covers are sold or exchanged.
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Late Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα (“hide”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
bourse f (plural bourses)
Derived terms [edit]
References [edit]
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
Jèrriais [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Late Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα (“hide”).
Noun [edit]
bourse f (plural bourses)
- mermaid's purse
- shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
- corn salad (Valerianella locusta)
Synonyms [edit]
- (mermaid's purse): bourse au dgiâbl'ye, chiviéthe à bras, crapaud d'mé
- (shepherd's purse): pid d'ouaîthé
Middle French [edit]
Noun [edit]
bourse f (plural bourses)
Categories:
- English terms derived from French
- English nouns
- French terms derived from Late Latin
- French terms derived from Ancient Greek
- French nouns
- French feminine nouns
- French countable nouns
- French terms with obsolete senses
- Jèrriais terms derived from Late Latin
- Jèrriais terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Jèrriais nouns
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- Middle French nouns
