# pers
## English
### Etymology

From per +‎ -s. Compare hers.

### Pronoun

pers
* (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: /pɛːrs/, /pæːrs/

#### Adjective

pers (attributive pers, comparative perser, superlative perste)
* purple

##### Inflection
### Etymology 2

From Dutch persen, from Middle Dutch persen.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɛrs/
* Audio:(file)

#### Verb

pers (present pers, present participle persende, past participle gepers)
* (transitive) To press.

### Etymology 3

From Dutch pers, from Middle Dutch perse.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɛrs/
* Audio:(file)

#### Noun

pers (plural perse, diminutive persie)
* A press.

### References

* ↑ paars; in: M. Philippa e.a., "Etymologisch Woordenboek van het Nederlands"

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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)
* a press, mechanical device to exert pression
* the press, media

##### Derived terms

* citruspers
* fruitpers
* handpers
* oliepers
* persen
* wijnpers
-media-related
* boulevardpers
* drukpers
* kwaliteitspers
* 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)
* a Persian cat (breed)
* a Persian carpet

##### See also

* Pers

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

pers
* inflection of persen:
** first-person singular present indicative
** (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
** imperative

### Anagrams

* resp., sper

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin persus (“Persian”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɛʁ/
* Audio (Canada):(file)
* Homophones: pair, paire, père, perd

### Adjective

pers (feminine perse, masculine plural pers, feminine plural perses)
* (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: /ˈpɛrs/ [ˈpɛrs]
* Rhymes: -ɛrs
* Syllabification: pers

### Noun

pèrs (plural pers-pers)
* press; media
    Synonym: akhbar (Standard Malay)

### Further reading

* “pers” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, 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: /ˈperse/, [ˈpe̞rs̠]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈpers/, [ˈpe̞rʒ̥]
* Rhymes: -ers
* Hyphenation: pers

### Noun

pers
* (vulgar) arse, butt

#### 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
* nominative singular of peri (rarely used)

## Middle English
### Alternative forms

* perce, perse, piers

### Etymology

From Old French pers, from Medieval Latin persus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pərs/

### Noun

pers (uncountable)
* blue, blue-grey (colour)
* blue cloth

#### Descendants

* English: perse

#### References

* “pers(e, n.(1) & adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.

### Adjective

pers
* blue, bluish

#### Descendants

* English: perse

#### References

* “pers(e, n.(1) & adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.

### 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 | blewe, blo, pers |
| violet; inde | rose, murrey; purpel, purpur | claret |

## Polish
### Etymology

Clipping of kot perski or perski dywan.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɛrs/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛrs
* Syllabification: pers
* Homophone: Pers

### Noun

pers m animal
* (colloquial) Persian cat
    Synonym: kot perski
* (colloquial) Persian rug
    Synonym: perski dywan

#### Declension
### Further reading

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

## Swedish
### Noun

pers c
* (colloquial, plural only) people
    Vi var tjugo pers på festenWe were twenty people at the party
    Det står några pers där bortaThere's some guys standing over there

#### Usage notes

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

#### Declension
### Noun

pers n
* (colloquial) Short for personbästa (“personal best”).

#### Declension

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

### Noun

pers c
* Misspelling of pärs (“ordeal, trial”).

#### Declension

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

### References

* pers in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* pers in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* pers in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)