purs

== English == === Noun === purs plural of pur === Verb === purs third-person singular simple present indicative of pur === Anagrams === Prus, Spur, spur, surp == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈpurs] === Adjective === purs masculine plural of pur == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pyʁ/ Homophones: pur, pure, purent, pures Rhymes: -yʁ === Adjective === purs masculine plural of pur == Latvian == === Noun === purs m (1st declension) (dialectal) swamp, bog, marsh, mire; alternative form of purvs ==== Declension ==== == Middle English == === Alternative forms === pors, purse, purce, pours === Etymology === From Old English purs, partly from pusa (“wallet, bag, scrip”) and partly from burse (“pouch, bag”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /purs/ === Noun === purs (plural purses) bag, sack, pouch ==== Descendants ==== English: purse ⇒ Yola: crow's purse ==== References ==== “purs(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Norman == === Adjective === purs masculine plural of pur == Old English == === Etymology === Conflation of Old English burse f (“bag, pouch”) and Old English pusa m (“wallet, bag, scrip”). More at burse, pusa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /purs/, [purˠs] === Noun === purs m purse, leather bag Synonyms: burse, pusa wallet, scrip Synonym: pusa ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: purs, purse English: purse Scots: purs, purse