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{{also|Perse|persé|per se}}
==English==

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|en|enm|pers}}, from {{der|en|fro|-}}, from {{der|en|ML.|persus}}, back-formed from {{m|la|Persicus||Persian}},<ref>{{R:Collins English Dictionary}}</ref> from {{der|en|grc|Περσικός}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|en|/pɜːs/|a=RP}}
* {{IPA|en|/pɝs/|a=GenAm}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɜː(ɹ)s|s=1}}
* {{homophones|en|purse}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun|~}}

# A very dark (almost black) [[purple]] or [[blue-gray]] colour.
# A cloth of this colour.

====Adjective====
{{en-adj|?}}

# Very dark greyish (almost blackish) purple or blue.

====See also====
* [[Appendix:Colors]]

====References====
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===Etymology 2===

====Verb====
{{en-verb|past2=perst}}

# {{obs form|en|pierce}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=eeprs|peers|Reeps|spere|esper|Prees|Peres|pères|speer|Spree|spree|Esper|Peers|Serpe|prees}}

{{C|en|Blacks|Purples}}

==Dutch==

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|nl|Nl-perse.ogg}}

===Verb===
{{head|nl|verb form}}

# {{infl of|nl|persen||s|pres|sub}}

===Anagrams===
* {{l|nl|prees}}

==Esperanto==

===Adverb===
{{eo-head}}

# [[in]] [[Farsi]]

==Estonian==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|et|urj-fin-pro|*persek}}.

===Noun===
{{et-noun|perse|gen2=persse|perset}}

# {{lb|et|vulgar}} [[arse]], [[ass]]

====Declension====
{{et-decl-mõte|per|ss|s|e}}
{{et-decl-mõte|per|s|s|e}}

====Synonyms====
* {{l|et|tagumik}}
* {{l|et|pepu}}
* {{l|et|taguots}}
* {{l|et|ahter}}

==Finnish==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|fi|urj-fin-pro|*persek}}, possibly a derivative of root found in {{m|fi|perä}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{fi-pronunciation|*}}

===Noun===
{{fi-noun}} {{tlb|fi|vulgar}}

# [[arse]], [[ass]] {{gloss|body part}}

====Declension====
{{fi-decl-hame|pers|||ä}}

====Synonyms====
* {{l|fi|bärsse}}, {{l|fi|hanuri}}, {{l|fi|peba}}, {{l|fi|peppu}}, {{l|fi|persaus}}, {{l|fi|persus}}, {{l|fi|pylly}}, {{l|fi|takapuoli}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|fi
|herkkuperse
|hevonperse
|hevonvitunperse
|ihmisperse
|kermaperse
|kuin Esterin perseestä
|kuin perseeseen ammuttu karhu
|niskaperseote
|nuolla persettä
|olla perseestä
|peeaa
|persaukinen
|perse auki
|perseennuolija
|perseensuti
|perseet olalla
|perseet olalle
|perseillä
|persereikä
|persevako
|persevä
|perseääliö
|persjalkainen
|perskänni
|perskärpänen
|persläpi
|persnetto
|perso
|perspano
|persposki
|perstasku
|perstuntuma
|persus
|persvako
|pullopersepaviaani
|punapersepaviaani
|raahata perseensä
|vetää perseeseen
|vetää perseet
}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|fi|perskat}}

===Interjection===
{{head|fi|intj}} {{tlb|fi|vulgar}}

# [[shit]], [[fuck]] {{gloss|depletive}}
#: {{ux|fi|Voi '''perse'''!|Oh '''shit'''!|inline=1}}

====Synonyms====
* {{l|fi|paska}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:KTSK|accessdate=2023-07-03}}

==French==

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-perse.wav}}

===Adjective===
{{fr-adj}}

# [[Persian]]

===Noun===
{{fr-noun|m|-}}

# [[Persian]] {{q|language}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|fr|moyen perse}}
* {{l|fr|vieux perse}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|fr|Perse}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:fr:TLFi}}

==Italian==

===Pronunciation===
{{it-pr|pèrse}}

===Verb===
{{head|it|verb form}}

# {{inflection of|it|perdere||3|s|phis}}

====Synonyms====
* {{l|it|perdé}}
* {{l|it|perdette}}

===Adjective===
{{head|it|adjective form|g=f}}

# {{feminine plural of|it|perso}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|it|a=eeprs|prese|serpe}}

==Tera==

===Etymology===
Cognate to {{cog|bdn|pilish}}, which see for more cognates.

===Noun===
{{head|ttr|noun}}

# [[horse]]

===References===
* ''Topics in Chadic linguistics 3'', volume 3 (2007), page 71

{{C|ttr|Horses}}