perse

See also: Perse and per se

English

Etymology

- From Old French, from Medieval Latin persus, perhaps changed from Latin Persicus Persian (Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged ©)

- Middle English pers, from Old French, from Medieval Latin persus, back-formation from Latin Persicus, Persian, from Ancient Greek Persikos, a Persian, from Persēs, a Persian, from Old Persian Pārsa, of Median origin; akin to Old Persian Parthava-, Parthian. (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language)

Pronunciation

[pɜːs]

Noun

perse

1. A dark greyish blue colour

Adjective

perse

1. Dark greyish blue or purple

See also

• Appendix:Colors

Anagrams

• esper, peers, Peers, 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

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• tagumik
• 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): [ˈpe̞rse̞ˣ]
• 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
• persläpi
• perspano
• perstasku
• persvako
• persus
• vetää perseet

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