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English

Etymology

per +? 's. Compare hers.

Pronoun

pers

1. (rare) 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 paats, 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): /p??rs/, /pæ?rs/

Adjective

pers (attributive perse, comparative perser, superlative perste)

1. purple

Etymology 2

From Dutch persen, from Middle Dutch persen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?rs/

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To press.

Etymology 3

From Dutch pers, from Middle Dutch perse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?rs/

Noun

pers (plural perse, diminutive persie)

1. A press.

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?rs/
• Hyphenation: pers
• Rhymes: -?rs

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch perse. Equivalent to a derivation from persen.

Noun

pers f (plural persen, diminutive persje n)

1. A press, mechanical device to exert pression.
2. The press, media.

Derived terms

-media-related

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 main entry.

Verb

pers

1. first-person singular present indicative of persen
2. imperative of persen

Anagrams

• resp., sper

French

Etymology

From Late Latin persus (“Persian”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??/
• Homophones: pair, paire, père, perd

Adjective

pers (feminine singular 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 (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• près, prés, reps

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch pers (“press”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?p?rs]
• Hyphenation: pèrs

Noun

pèrs (first-person possessive persku, second-person possessive persmu, third-person possessive persnya)

1. The press, a collective term for the (print-based) media or publisher.

Further reading

• “pers” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Latvian

Noun

pers m

1. nominative singular form of peri (rarely used)

Middle English

Alternative forms

• perce, perse, piers

Etymology

From Old French pers, from Medieval Latin persus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?rs/

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 2018-03-30.

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 2018-03-30.

See also

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convinc? (“I refute, prove”), from con- + vinc? (“I conquer, vanquish”). Doublet of convict. Displaced native Old English oferre??an.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /k?n?v?ns/
• Rhymes: -?ns

Verb

convince (third-person singular simple present convinces, present participle convincing, simple past and past participle convinced)

1. To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
   • 1718, Francis Atterbury, sermon preached on Easter Day at Westminster Abbey

     Such convincing proofs and assurances of it as might enable them to convince others.

2. To persuade.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To overcome, conquer, vanquish.
4. (obsolete, transitive) To confute; to prove wrong.
5. (obsolete, transitive) To prove guilty; to convict.

Synonyms

• persuade
• satisfy
• assure
• convert
• win over

Related terms

Translations

Italian

Verb

convince

1. third-person singular present of convincere

Latin

Verb

convince

1. second-person singular present active imperative of convinc?

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku??vi?t??e/

Verb

convince

1. to convince

Related terms

• convinsion