perse

See also: Perse and per se

English

Etymology

From Middle English pers, from Old French, from Medieval Latin persus, back-formed from Persicus (“Persian”), from Ancient Greek [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɝːs/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɜːs/

Noun

perse (countable and uncountable, plural perses)

1. A dark blue-gray colour.
2. A cloth of this colour.

Adjective

perse

1. Dark greyish blue or purple.

See also

• Appendix:Colors

Anagrams

• Esper, Peers, Spree, esper, peers, pères, speer, spere, spree

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Verb

perse

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of persen

Anagrams

• prees

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Esperanto

Adverb

perse

1. in Farsi

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *persek.

Noun

perse (genitive perse or persse, partitive perset)

1. (vulgar) arse, ass

Declension

Inflection of perse (ÕS type 6/mõte, ss-s gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	perse	perssed
accusative	persse	perssed
genitive	persse	persete
partitive	perset	persseid
illative	perssesse	persetesse persseisse
inessive	persses	persetes persseis
elative	perssest	persetest persseist
allative	perssele	persetele persseile
adessive	perssel	persetel persseil
ablative	persselt	persetelt persseilt
translative	persseks	perseteks persseiks
terminative	persseni	perseteni
essive	perssena	persetena
abessive	persseta	perseteta
comitative	perssega	persetega

Inflection of perse (ÕS type 6/mõte, length gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	perse	persed
accusative	perse	persed
genitive	perse	persete
partitive	perset	perseid
illative	persesse	persetesse perseisse
inessive	perses	persetes perseis
elative	persest	persetest perseist
allative	persele	persetele perseile
adessive	persel	persetel perseil
ablative	perselt	persetelt perseilt
translative	perseks	perseteks perseiks
terminative	perseni	perseteni
essive	persena	persetena
abessive	perseta	perseteta
comitative	persega	persetega

Synonyms

• tagumik
• pepu
• taguots
• ahter

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Finnish

(index pe)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *persek, possibly a derivative of root found in perä.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈperseˣ/, [ˈpe̞rs̠e̞(ʔ)]
• Hyphenation: per‧se
• Rhymes: -e

Noun

perse

1. (vulgar) arse, ass, asshole

Declension

Inflection of perse (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative		perse	perseet
genitive		perseen	perseiden perseitten
partitive		persettä	perseitä
illative		perseeseen	perseisiin perseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		perse	perseet
accusative	nom.	perse	perseet
	gen.	perseen
genitive		perseen	perseiden perseitten
partitive		persettä	perseitä
inessive		perseessä	perseissä
elative		perseestä	perseistä
illative		perseeseen	perseisiin perseihin
adessive		perseellä	perseillä
ablative		perseeltä	perseiltä
allative		perseelle	perseille
essive		perseenä	perseinä
translative		perseeksi	perseiksi
instructive		—	persein
abessive		perseettä	perseittä
comitative		—	perseineen

Derived terms

• peeaa, perse auki, persaukinen
• perseennuolija
• perseet olalla, perseet olalle
• perseillä
• persereikä
• persevako
• persevä
• perseääliö
• perskänni
• persläpi
• persnetto
• perspano
• perstasku
• persvako
• persus
• vetää perseet

Related terms

• perska

See also

• pylly
• takapuoli

Interjection

perse

1. (vulgar) shit, fuck

   Voi perse! (Oh shit!)

See also

• paska
• hevonperse

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Italian

Pronunciation

• pèrse, IPA^(key): /ˈpɛrse/

Verb

perse

1. third-person singular past historic of perdere

Synonyms

• perdé
• perdette

Adjective

perse f

1. feminine plural of perso

Anagrams

• prese, serpe

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Tera

Etymology

Cognate to Baldemu pilish, which see for more cognates.

Noun

perse

1. horse

References

• Topics in Chadic linguistics 3, volume 3 (2007), page 71