pris

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See also: prís, prìs, and pris'

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for pris in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams[edit]

Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-.

Noun[edit]

pris ?

  1. precursor
  2. first settler

Synonyms[edit]

Danish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /priːs/, [ˈpʰʁiːˀs]
  • Rhymes: -iːs
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Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

pris c (singular definite prisen, plural indefinite priser)

  1. price
  2. fare
  3. cost
  4. prize
  5. (uncountable) praise
Inflection[edit]
Declension of pris
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pris prisen priser priserne
genitive pris' prisens prisers prisernes
Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

pris c (singular definite prisen, plural indefinite priser)

  1. (dated) pinch (small amount of powder)
Inflection[edit]
Declension of pris
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pris prisen priser priserne
genitive pris' prisens prisers prisernes

Verb[edit]

pris

  1. imperative of prise

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French pris, from Latin prensus, variant of prehensus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

pris (feminine singular prise, masculine plural pris, feminine plural prises)

  1. taken
  2. occupied

Verb[edit]

pris

  1. first-person singular past historic of prendre
  2. second-person singular past historic of prendre

Participle[edit]

pris

  1. past participle of prendre

Further reading[edit]

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch prijs, from Middle Dutch prijs, prise, from Old French pris, preis, from Latin pretium (“worth, price, money spent, wages, reward”). Cognate to Afrikaans prys.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈprɪs]
  • Hyphenation: pris

Noun[edit]

pris (first-person possessive prisku, second-person possessive prismu, third-person possessive prisnya)

  1. (colloquial) prize, honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest or that which may be won by chance.
    Synonym: hadiah

Further reading[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse príss, from Middle Low German pris, from Old French preis, pris (“price”), from Latin pretium (“worth, price; money spent; wage, reward”), from Proto-Italic *pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“before, in front; first”).

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Terms derived from pris

Verb[edit]

pris

  1. imperative of prise

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse príss

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

Old French[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin pretium.

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

  1. price (monetary value required to purchase something)
  2. esteem; (positive) reputation
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Latin prensus, variant of prehensus.

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

pris

  1. past participle of prendre
Descendants[edit]

Pijin[edit]

Noun[edit]

pris

  1. priest
  2. willy wagtail

Swedish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Swedish pris, from Late Old Norse príss, from Middle Low German pris, from Old French pris, from Latin pretium.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

All definitions:

Declension of pris 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative pris priset priser priserna
Genitive pris prisets prisers prisernas

Definition 3:

Declension of pris 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative pris priset pris prisen
Genitive pris prisets pris prisens
Derived terms[edit]

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

Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From French prise (de tabac).

Noun[edit]

pris c

  1. a pinch of snuff or snus
Declension[edit]
Declension of pris 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative pris prisen priser priserna
Genitive pris prisens prisers prisernas
Synonyms[edit]

Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English pris, from Old French pris.

Noun[edit]

pris m (plural prisiau or prisoedd)

  1. price

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
pris bris mhris phris
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pris”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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