Persa

See also: persa

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛr.sa]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛr.sa]

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠pārsa⁠/)bor.

Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs)bor.

Latin Persa

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs), borrowed from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠pārsa⁠/).

Alternative forms

• Persēs

Noun

Persa m (genitive Persae); first declension

1. a Persian

   Alternative form: Persēs

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	Persa	Persae
genitive	Persae	Persārum
dative	Persae	Persīs
accusative	Persam	Persās
ablative	Persā	Persīs
vocative	Persa	Persae

Derived terms

• Persia

Related terms

• persica
• persicum
• persicus
• Persicus
• Persis

Descendants

• Catalan: persa
• ⇒ Danish: perser
• → Dutch: Pers
• Galician: persa
• ⇒ German: Perser
• → Hungarian: perzsa
• Italian: persa
• Middle French: Perse
  • French: Perse
    • Haitian Creole: Pès
• ⇒ Norwegian:

  Norwegian Bokmål: perser

  Norwegian Nynorsk: persar

• Portuguese: persa
• Spanish: persa
  • → Tagalog: Persa
• ⇒ Swedish: perser

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰerdʰ-der.

Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der.

Ancient Greek πέρθω (pérthō)

Ancient Greek Πέρση (Pérsē)bor.

Latin Persa

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πέρση (Pérsē).

Proper noun

Persa f sg (genitive Persae); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) Perse (daughter of Oceanus)

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Persa
genitive	Persae
dative	Persae
accusative	Persam
ablative	Persā
vocative	Persa

References

• “Persa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Persa”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈper.sɑ/, [ˈperˠ.zɑ]

Proper noun

Persa

1. genitive plural of Perse

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish persa, from Latin Persa, Persēs, from Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpeɾsa/ [ˈpɛɾ.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -eɾsa
• Syllabification: Per‧sa

Adjective

Persa (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜐ)

1. Persian (of, from, or pertaining to Persia)

   Synonyms: Persiyano, Persana

Noun

Persa (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜐ)

1. Persian (native or inhabitant of Persia)

Proper noun

Persa (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜐ)

1. Persian (language)

Further reading

• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 456