paars

See also: Paars

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːrs
• IPA^(key): /paːrs/

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch paers, peers, pers, from French pers, from Latin persus (“peach colour”).

Adjective

paars (comparative paarser, superlative meest paars or paarst)

1. purple
2. (politics) relating to cooperation between liberals and social democrats of the third way

Inflection

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

Colors in Dutch · kleuren (layout · text)
wit	grijs	zwart	bruin
roze	rood, karmijnrood	oranje	geel, roomwit
groengeel/limoengroen	groen	{{{mint green}}}, {{{dark green}}}	blauwgroen/cyaan, groenblauw/petrolblauw
azuurblauw	blauw	violet, indigo	magenta, paars

Anagrams

• spaar

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Latvian

Verb

paars

1. 3rd person singular future indicative form of paart
2. 3rd person plural future indicative form of paart