Perse

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See also: perse, persé, and per se

English

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Περση (Persē, literally “Persian woman”).

Proper noun

Perse

  1. (Greek mythology) An Oceanid, (one of the three thousand daughters of the Titans' Oceanus and Tethys), and the wife of the sun god, Helios, by whom she is the mother of Aeetes, Perses, Pasiphae, and Circe. One of her many sisters is Amphitrite, (the wife of Poseidon). Perse is also closely identified with Hecate.
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Etymology 2

A variant of Piers.

Proper noun

Perse

  1. A rare surname transferred from the given name.

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French

Etymology

From Latin, itself from Old Persian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛʁs/
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Proper noun

Perse f

  1. Persia

Noun

Perse m or f by sense (plural Perses)

  1. Persian person

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Old English

Proper noun

Perse m pl

  1. the Persians
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      Þǣr wæs Persa X M ofslæġen ġehorsedra, ⁊ eahtatiġ M fēþena,⁊ eahtatiġ M ġefangenra.
      There, 10,000 Persian cavalry were slain, and 80,000 infanty, and 80,000 were captured.

Declension

singular plural
nominative — Perse
accusative — Perse
genitive — Persa, Persea
dative — Persum, Perseum

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