Persa

See also: persa

Latin

Alternative forms

• Persēs

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈper.sa/, [ˈpɛrsä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈper.sa/, [ˈpɛrsä]

Proper noun

Persa m (genitive Persae); first declension

1. A Persian.

Declension

First-declension noun.

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

Related terms

• Persia
• persicus
• Persis

Descendants

• Italian: 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