pris

English

Noun

pris

1. Obsolete form of price.
2. Obsolete form of prize.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pres/, ['pʰʁeˀs]
• Rhymes: -es

• Audio (Copenhagen)

  (file)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse príss, from Middle Low German pris, from Old French pris, from Latin pretium (“price, reward”).

Noun

pris c (singular definite prisen, plural indefinite priser)

1. price
2. fare
3. cost
4. prize
5. (uncountable) praise

Derived terms

• prisvinder

Inflection

Inflection of pris

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pris	prisen	priser	priserne
genitive	pris'	prisens	prisers	prisernes

Etymology 2

From French prise (“capture, catch, hold”).

Noun

pris c (singular definite prisen, plural indefinite priser)

1. (dated) pinch (small amount of powder)

Inflection

Inflection of pris

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pris	prisen	priser	priserne
genitive	pris'	prisens	prisers	prisernes

Verb

pris

1. Imperative of prise.

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French

Etymology

From Latin prensus, from Classical Latin prehensus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁi/

• Audio (Paris)

  (file)

• Homophones: prie, prient, pries, prit, prît, prix

Verb

pris

1. past participle of prendre
2. masculine plural past participle of prendre
3. first-person singular past historic of prendre
4. second-person singular past historic of prendre

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse príss

Noun

pris m (definite singular prisen, indefinite plural priser, definite plural prisene)

1. price (cost required to gain possession of something)
2. a fare (cost of travelling on public transport)
3. a prize

Derived terms

• billettpris
• nobelpris
• prislapp

Verb

pris

1. imperative of prise

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse príss

Noun

pris m (definite singular prisen, indefinite plural prisar, definite plural prisane)

1. a price (as above)
2. a fare (as above)
3. a prize

Derived terms

• billettpris
• nobelpris
• prislapp

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Old French

Etymology 1

Latin pretium.

Alternative forms

• prix

Noun

pris m (oblique plural pris, nominative singular pris, nominative plural pris)

1. price (monetary value required to purchase something)

Descendants

• French: prix
• Jèrriais: prix

Etymology 2

Latin prehensus.

Alternative forms

• priz

Verb

pris

1. past participle of prendre

Descendants

• French: pris

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Swedish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

• IPA^(key): /priːs/

Noun

pris n

1. price, cost of an action
2. price, cost to gain possession
3. prize; that which may be won by chance or by hard work in a competition

   Alla prisen utom fredspriset delas ut i Sverige

   All the prizes except the peace prize are awarded in Sweden

4. (uncountable) praise

   Gud, dig allena vare pris och ära

   God, you alone be praise and glory

Declension

Declension of pris 1,2,3,4

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pris	priset	priser	priserna
genitive	pris	prisets	prisers	prisernas

Declension of pris 3

	singular		plural
Neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pris	priset	pris	prisen
genitive	pris	prisets	pris	prisens

Derived terms

(cost to gain possession): extrapris, lågpris, prislista, prissänkning, prissätta

Related terms

• prisa

Etymology 2

From French prise (de tabac).

Noun

pris c

1. a pinch of snuff or snus

Declension

Declension of pris

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pris	prisen	priser	priserna
genitive	pris	prisens	prisers	prisernas

Synonyms

• prilla