paars
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Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch paers, peers, pers, from French pers, from Latin persus (“peach colour”).[1]
Adjective[edit]
paars (comparative paarser, superlative meest paars or paarst)
- purple
- (politics) relating to cooperation between liberals and social democrats of the third way
Inflection[edit]
| Inflection of paars | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | paars | |||
| inflected | paarse | |||
| comparative | paarser | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | paars | paarser | het paarst het paarste |
|
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | paarse | paarsere | paarste |
| n. sing. | paars | paarser | paarste | |
| plural | paarse | paarsere | paarste | |
| definite | paarse | paarsere | paarste | |
| partitive | paars | paarsers | — | |
See also[edit]
| Colors in Dutch · kleuren (layout · text) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rood | groen | geel | roomwit | wit |
| karmijnrood | magenta | groenblauw/petrolblauw | groengeel/limoengroen | roze |
| indigo | blauw | oranje | grijs | violet |
| zwart | paars | bruin | azuurblauw | blauwgroen/cyaan |
Anagrams[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ paars; in: J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)
Latvian[edit]
Verb[edit]
paars
- 3rd person singular future indicative form of paart
- 3rd person plural future indicative form of paart
