pers

See also: Pers, pers., pers-, Pers., and pērs

English

Etymology

per +‎ -s. Compare hers.

Pronoun

pers

1. (rare) That which belongs to per, theirs (singular): possessive case of per, used in place of a noun.

Synonyms

• (singular) theirs
• (neologism) eirs, hirs

Coordinate terms

• (possessive of per): his, hers

See also

• other attested gender-neutral pronouns

Anagrams

• EPRs, ERPs, ERSP, Pres, Pres., RESP, Reps, Reps., SERP, Sper, pres, pres., reps, resp, resp.

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Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From an older variant of Dutch paats, from Middle Dutch paers, peers, pers (“purple”), from Middle French pers (“blue-grey, dark violet”), from Medieval Latin persus, persum (“dark blue”). Possibly derived from either Latin Persae (“Persians”), Persia (“Persia”), referring to the colour of a garment, or from Late Latin persica (“peach”), referring to the colour of peach blossom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛːrs/, /pæːrs/

Adjective

pers (attributive perse, comparative perser, superlative perste)

1. purple

Etymology 2

From Dutch persen, from Middle Dutch persen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛrs/

• audio

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Verb

pers (present pers, present participle persende, past participle gepers)

1. (transitive) To press.

Etymology 3

From Dutch pers, from Middle Dutch perse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛrs/

• audio

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Noun

pers (plural perse, diminutive persie)

1. A press.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛrs/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: pers
• Rhymes: -ɛrs

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch perse. Equivalent to a derivation from persen.

Noun

pers f (plural persen, diminutive persje n)

1. A press, mechanical device to exert pression.
2. The press, media.

Derived terms

• citruspers
• fruitpers
• handpers
• oliepers
• wijnpers

 

-media-related

• boulevardpers
• drukpers
• kwaliteitspers
• persattaché
• persbericht
• persbureau
• perscampagne
• perscommentaar
• perscommuniqué
• persconferentie
• persfoto
• persfotograaf
• perskaart
• persman
• persmisdrijf
• persmuskiet
• persofficier
• persorgaan
• persrechter
• persvrijheid
• persvrouw
• perswetenschap
• roddelpers
• schandaalpers
• sluikpers
• ter perse gaan

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: pers
• → Indonesian: pers

Etymology 2

Shortenings from phrases or perhaps compounds with Pers (“Persian”).

Noun

pers m (plural perzen, diminutive persje n)

1. A Persian cat (breed).
2. A Persian carpet.

See also

• Pers

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pers

1. first-person singular present indicative of persen
2. imperative of persen

Anagrams

• resp., sper

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin persus (“Persian”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛʁ/

• Audio (CAN)

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• Homophones: pair, paire, père, perd

Adjective

pers (feminine perse, masculine plural pers, feminine plural perses)

1. (literary) blue-green (particularly used in reference to eyes)

Further reading

• “pers”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• près, prés, reps

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch pers (“press”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛrs]
• Hyphenation: pèrs

Noun

pèrs (first-person possessive persku, second-person possessive persmu, third-person possessive persnya)

1. The press, a collective term for the (print-based) media or publisher.

Further reading

• “pers” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *persek. Cognates include Finnish perse and Estonian perse.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa, Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpers/
• Hyphenation: pers

Noun

pers (genitive perseen, partitive persettä)

1. (informal) arse, butt

Declension

Declension of pers (type 6/lähe, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	pers	perseet
genitive	perseen	persein
partitive	persettä	perseitä
illative	perseesse	perseisse
inessive	persees	perseis
elative	perseest	perseist
allative	perseelle	perseille
adessive	perseel	perseil
ablative	perseelt	perseilt
translative	perseeks	perseiks
essive	perseennä, perseen	perseinnä, persein
exessive1)	perseent	perseint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• (formal) perä

Related terms

• perä (“rear; back”)

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 400

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Latvian

Noun

pers m

1. nominative singular form of peri (rarely used)

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• perce, perse, piers

Etymology

From Old French pers, from Medieval Latin persus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pərs/

Noun

pers (uncountable)

1. blue, blue-grey (colour)
2. blue cloth

Descendants

• English: perse

References

• “pers(e, n.(1) & adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.

Adjective

pers

1. blue, bluish

Descendants

• English: perse

References

• “pers(e, n.(1) & adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.

See also

Colors in Middle English · coloures, hewes (layout · text)

whit	grey, hor	blak
red; cremesyn, gernet	citrine, aumbre; broun, tawne	yelow, dorry; canevas
grasgrene	grene
plunket; ewage	asure, livid	blewe, blo, pers
violet; inde	rose, murrey; purpel, purpur	claret