pers

See also: Pers, pers., pers-, Pers., and pērs

English

Etymology

From per +‎ -s. Compare hers.

Pronoun

pers

1. (rare, nonstandard) That which belongs to per, theirs (singular): possessive case of per, used in place of a noun.

Synonyms

• (singular) theirs
• (neologism) eirs, hirs

Coordinate terms

• (possessive of per): his, hers

See also

• other attested gender-neutral pronouns

Anagrams

• EPRs, ERPs, ERSP, Pres, Pres., RESP, Reps, Reps., SERP, Sper, pres, pres., reps, resp, resp.

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From an older variant of Dutch paars, from Middle Dutch paers, peers, pers (“purple”), from Middle French pers (“blue-grey, dark violet”), from Medieval Latin persus, persum (“dark blue”). Possibly derived from either Latin Persae (“Persians”), Persia (“Persia”), referring to the colour of a garment, or from Late Latin persica (“peach”), referring to the colour of peach blossom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛːrs/, /pæːrs/

Adjective

pers (attributive pers, comparative perser, superlative perste)

1. purple

Inflection

Inflection of pers

	predicative	attributive	independent		partitive
			singular	plural
positive	pers		perse	perses	pers
comparative	perser		persere	perseres	persers
superlative	perste			perstes	—

Etymology 2

From Dutch persen, from Middle Dutch persen. Doublet of pars (“to press (fruit for wine)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛrs/

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

pers (present pers, present participle persende, past participle gepers)

1. (transitive) To press.

Etymology 3

From Dutch pers, from Middle Dutch perse. Doublet of pars (“winepress”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛrs/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

pers (plural perse, diminutive persie)

1. A press (device used to apply pressure)
2. A press (printing machine)
3. the press, media

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛrs/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: pers
• Rhymes: -ɛrs

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch perse, borrowed from French presse, ultimately from Latin pressō.

Noun

pers f (plural persen, diminutive persje n)

1. a press, mechanical device to exert pression
2. the press, media

Derived terms

• citruspers
• fruitpers
• handpers
• oliepers
• persen
• wijnpers

media-related

• boulevardpers
• drukpers
• kwaliteitspers
• leugenpers
• persattaché
• persbericht
• persbureau
• perscampagne
• perscommentaar
• perscommuniqué
• persconferentie
• persfoto
• persfotograaf
• perskaart
• persman
• persmisdrijf
• persmuskiet
• persofficier
• persorgaan
• persrechter
• persvrijheid
• persvrouw
• perswetenschap
• roddelpers
• schandaalpers
• sluikpers
• ter perse gaan

Descendants

• Afrikaans: pers
• → Indonesian: pers

Etymology 2

Shortenings from phrases or perhaps compounds with Pers (“Persian”).

Noun

pers m (plural perzen, diminutive persje n)

1. a Persian cat (breed)
2. a Persian carpet

See also

• Pers

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pers

1. inflection of persen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Anagrams

• resp., sper

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin persus (“Persian”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛʁ/

• Audio (Canada (Shawinigan)):

  (file)

• Homophones: pair, paire, père, perd

Adjective

pers (feminine perse, masculine plural pers, feminine plural perses)

1. (literary) blue-green (particularly used in reference to eyes)

Further reading

• “pers”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• près, prés, reps

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch pers (“press”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛrs/ [ˈpɛrs]
• Rhymes: -ɛrs
• Syllabification: pers

Noun

pèrs (plural pers-pers)

1. press; media

   Synonym: akhbar (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “pers”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *persek. Cognates include Finnish perse and Estonian perse.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈperse/, [ˈpe̞rs̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpers/, [ˈpe̞rʒ̥]
• Rhymes: -ers
• Hyphenation: pers

Noun

pers

1. (vulgar) arse, butt

Declension

Declension of pers (type 6/lähe, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	pers	perseet
genitive	perseen	persein
partitive	persettä	perseitä
illative	perseesse	perseisse
inessive	persees	perseis
elative	perseest	perseist
allative	perseelle	perseille
adessive	perseel	perseil
ablative	perseelt	perseilt
translative	perseeks	perseiks
essive	perseennä, perseen	perseinnä, persein
exessive1)	perseent	perseint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• perä (formal), peppo, santukka

Derived terms

• makjaspers

Related terms

• perä (“rear; back”)

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 400

Latvian

Noun

pers m

1. nominative singular of peri (rarely used)

Middle English

Alternative forms

• perce, perse, piers

Etymology

From Old French pers, from Medieval Latin persus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛrs/

Noun

pers (uncountable)

1. blue, blue-grey (colour)
2. blue cloth

Descendants

• English: perse

References

• “pers(e, n.(1) & adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 March 2018.

Adjective

pers

1. blue, bluish

Descendants

• English: perse

References

• “pers(e, n.(1) & adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 March 2018.

See also

Colors in Middle English · coloures, hewes (layout · text)

whit	grey, hor	blak
red; cremesyn, gernet	citrine, aumbre; broun, tawne	yelow, dorry, gul; canevas
grasgrene	grene
plunket; ewage	asure, livid	blew, blo, pers
violet; inde	rose, murrey; purpel, purpur	claret

Polish

Etymology

Clipping of kot perski,perski dywan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛrs/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛrs
• Syllabification: pers
• Homophone: Pers

Noun

pers m animal

1. (colloquial) Persian cat

   Synonym: kot perski

2. (colloquial) Persian rug

   Synonym: perski dywan

Declension

Declension of pers

	singular	plural
nominative	pers	persy
genitive	persa	persów
dative	persowi	persom
accusative	persa	persy
instrumental	persem	persami
locative	persie	persach
vocative	persie	persy

Further reading

• “pers”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “pers”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)
• A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1908), “pers”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw, page 117

Swedish

Noun

pers c

1. (colloquial, plural only) people

   Vi var tjugo pers på festen

   We were twenty people at the party

   Det står några pers där borta

   There's some guys standing over there

Usage notes

Sometimes also a shortening of person (in the singular): "per pers" = "per person," for example.

Declension

Declension of pers

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	-	-
	definite	-	-
plural	indefinite	pers	pers
	definite	persen	persens

Noun

pers n

1. (colloquial) short for personbästa (“personal best”)

Declension

Declension of pers

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	pers	pers
	definite	perset	persets
plural	indefinite	pers	pers
	definite	persen	persens

Noun

pers c

1. misspelling of pärs (“ordeal, trial”)

Declension

Declension of pers

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	pers	pers
	definite	persen	persens
plural	indefinite	perser	persers
	definite	perserna	persernas

References

• “pers”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “pers”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “pers”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)