beurs

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bøːrs/ Hyphenation: beurs Rhymes: -øːrs Homophone: Beurs === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch borse, from Old French borse, from Late Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa). ==== Noun ==== beurs f (plural beurzen, diminutive beursje n) a purse, both as object or capital various objects of similar shape a stock exchange or exchange market for goods; also used absolutely for the financial sector a fair, event or place where specific goods, services or know-how are physically presented and usually traded or bartered, often aimed at collectors; a trade fair a stipend provided by a foundation or other benefactor for a particular purpose, e.g. a scholarship ===== Derived terms ===== beurzensnijder - markets aandelenbeurs beursagent beurskrach beursbengel beurscommissie beurskoers beurskrach beursmakelaar beurswaarde goederenbeurs optiebeurs - event boekenbeurs handelsbeurs ruilbeurs vakantiebeurs vakbeurs wijnbeurs - stipend basisbeurs binnenbeurs doctoraatsbeurs studiebeurs ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: beurs Negerhollands: beers → Danish: børs → German: Börse → Norwegian: børs → Papiamentu: bèshi, bersji → Russian: би́ржа (bírža) (possibly via German) (see there for further descendants) → Swedish: börs → West Frisian: beurs === Etymology 2 === Unknown ==== Adjective ==== beurs (comparative beurser, superlative meest beurs or beurst) bruised, hence sore ===== Declension ===== == French == === Noun === beurs m plural of beur === Anagrams === rebus, rébus == West Frisian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch beurs, from Middle Dutch borse, from Old French bourse, from Late Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbøəs/ === Noun === beurs c (plural beurzen, diminutive beurske) A purse. A stock exchange.