paars
See also: Paars
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch paers, peers, pers (“purple”), from 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.[1]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aːrs
- IPA(key): /paːrs/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: paars
Adjective
paars (comparative paarser, superlative meest paars or paarst)
- purple
- (politics) relating to cooperation between liberals and social democrats of the third way [from late 20th c.]
Inflection
Inflection of paars | ||||
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uninflected | paars | |||
inflected | paarse | |||
comparative | paarser | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | paars | paarser | het paarst het paarste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | paarse | paarsere | paarste |
n. sing. | paars | paarser | paarste | |
plural | paarse | paarsere | paarste | |
definite | paarse | paarsere | paarste | |
partitive | paars | paarsers | — |
Derived terms
- bruinpaars
- pimpelpaars
Noun
paars n (uncountable)
See also
Colors in Dutch · kleuren (layout · text) | ||||
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wit | grijs | zwart | ||
rood ; karmijnrood | oranje ; bruin | geel ; roomwit | ||
groengeel/limoengroen | groen | |||
blauwgroen/cyaan ; groenblauw/petrolblauw | azuurblauw | blauw | ||
violet ; indigo | magenta ; paars | roze |
References
- paars; in: M. Philippa e.a., "Etymologisch Woordenboek van het Nederlands"
Latvian
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