perse

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See also: Perse and per se

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English pers, from Old French, from Medieval Latin persus, back-formed from Persicus (“Persian”),[1] from Ancient Greek [Term?].

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

perse (countable and uncountable, plural perses)

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

Adjective[edit]

perse

  1. Dark greyish blue or purple.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “perse”, in Collins English Dictionary.

Anagrams[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Verb[edit]

perse

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of persen

Anagrams[edit]

Esperanto[edit]

Adverb[edit]

perse

  1. in Farsi

Estonian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *persek.

Noun[edit]

perse (genitive perse or persse, partitive perset)

  1. (vulgar) arse, ass

Declension[edit]

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

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Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈperseˣ/, [ˈpe̞rs̠e̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -erse
  • Syllabification(key): per‧se

Noun[edit]

perse

  1. (vulgar) arse, ass (body part)

Declension[edit]

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
Possessive forms of perse (type hame)
possessor singular plural
1st person perseeni perseemme
2nd person perseesi perseenne
3rd person perseensä

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Interjection[edit]

perse

  1. (vulgar) shit, fuck (depletive)
    Voi perse! ― Oh shit!

Synonyms[edit]

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

perse (plural perses)

  1. Persian

Noun[edit]

perse m (uncountable)

  1. Persian (language)

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Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

perse

  1. third-person singular past historic of perdere

Synonyms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

perse f

  1. feminine plural of perso

Anagrams[edit]

Tera[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate to Baldemu pilish, which see for more cognates.

Noun[edit]

perse

  1. horse

References[edit]

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