beurs

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch borse, from Old French bourse, from Late Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa).

Noun[edit]

beurs f (plural beurzen, diminutive beursje n)

  1. A purse, both as object or capital.
  2. Various objects of similar shape.
  3. A stock exchange or exchange market for goods; also used absolutely for the financial sector.
  4. A fair, event or place where specific goods, services or know-how are physically presented and usually traded or bartered, often aimed at collectors; a trade fair.
  5. A stipend provided by a foundation or other benefactor for a particular purpose, e.g. a scholarship.
Derived terms[edit]

- markets

- event

- stipend

Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: beurs
  • Negerhollands: beers
  • → Danish: børs
  • → German: Börse
  • → Norwegian: børs
  • → Papiamentu: bèshi, bersji
  • → Russian: би́ржа (bírža) (possibly via German)
  • → Swedish: börs
  • → West Frisian: beurs

Etymology 2[edit]

Unknown

Adjective[edit]

beurs (comparative beurser, superlative meest beurs or beurst)

  1. bruised, hence sore
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of beurs
uninflected beurs
inflected beurse
comparative beurser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial beurs beurser het beurst
het beurste
indefinite m./f. sing. beurse beursere beurste
n. sing. beurs beurser beurste
plural beurse beursere beurste
definite beurse beursere beurste
partitive beurs beursers —

French[edit]

Noun[edit]

beurs m

  1. plural of beur

Anagrams[edit]

West Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Dutch beurs, from Middle Dutch borse, from Old French bourse, from Late Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa).

Noun[edit]

beurs c (plural beurzen, diminutive beurske)

  1. A purse.
  2. A stock exchange.
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