perse
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English pers, from Old French, from Medieval Latin persus, back-formed from Persicus (“Persian”),[1] from Ancient Greek Περσικός (Persikós). Compare peach.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɜːs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /pɝs/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s
- Homophone: purse
Noun
perse (countable and uncountable, plural perses)
Adjective
perse
- Very dark greyish (almost blackish) purple or blue.
See also
- Appendix:Colors
References
- ^ “perse”, in Collins English Dictionary.
Etymology 2
Verb
perse (third-person singular simple present perses, present participle persing, simple past and past participle persed or perst)
- Obsolete form of pierce.
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
perse
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of persen
Anagrams
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈperse/
- Rhymes: -erse
- Hyphenation: per‧se
Adverb
perse
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *persek.
Noun
perse (genitive perse or persse, partitive perset)
Declension
| Declension of perse (ÕS type 6/mõte, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | perse | perssed | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | persse | ||
| genitive | 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 | |
| Declension of perse (ÕS type 6/mõte, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | perse | persed | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | perse | ||
| genitive | 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
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *persek, possibly a derivative of root found in perä.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈperseˣ/, [ˈpe̞rs̠e̞(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -erse
- Syllabification(key): per‧se
- Hyphenation(key): per‧se
Noun
perse (vulgar)
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 | |
| abessive | perseettä | perseittä | |
| instructive | — | persein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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compounds
idioms
Related terms
Interjection
perse (vulgar)
Synonyms
Further reading
- “perse”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
French
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
perse (plural perses)
Noun
perse m (uncountable)
- Persian (language)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “perse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛr.se/
- Rhymes: -ɛrse
- Hyphenation: pèr‧se
Verb
perse
- third-person singular past historic of perdere
Synonyms
Adjective
perse f
- feminine plural of perso
Anagrams
Tera
Etymology
Cognate to Baldemu pilish, which see for more cognates.
Noun
perse
References
- Topics in Chadic linguistics 3, volume 3 (2007), page 71