pers

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

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviation

pers

1. Abbreviation of Persian.

Etymology 2

per +‎ 's. Compare hers.

Pronoun

pers

1. (neologism) That which belongs to per, theirs (singular).
2. 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 and proposed gender-neutral pronouns

Anagrams

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

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Afrikaans

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛːrs/, /pæːrs/

Adjective

pers (attributive perse, comparative perser, superlative perste)

1. purple

Etymology 2

From Dutch persen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛrs/

Verb

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

1. to press

Etymology 3

From Dutch pers.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛrs/

Noun

pers (plural perse, diminutive persie)

1. press

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛrs

Etymology 1

From persen.

Noun

pers m (plural persen, diminutive persje n)

1. press

Derived terms

• boulevardpers
• drukpers

Verb

pers

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

Etymology 2

From Perzië.

Noun

pers m (plural perzen, diminutive persje n)

1. Persian cat
2. Persian carpet

See also

• Pers

Anagrams

• resp., sper

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French

Etymology

From Late Latin persus (“Persian”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛʁ/
• Homophones: pair, paire, père, perd

Adjective

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

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

Further reading

• “pers” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• près, prés, reps

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