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paars.

purple

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/paːrs/

  1. purple

    Ze heeft een paarse blouse in haar kast hangen.
    Lavendelbloemen zijn meestal paars.

  2. relating to cooperation between liberals and social democrats of the third way

    Belgium · Netherlands

  3. relating to the National Democratic Party

    Suriname
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch paers, peers, pers (“purple”), from Middle 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.

noun/paːrs/

  1. the colour purple

    neuter · no-diminutive · uncountable

  2. a coalition of third way social democrats and liberals

    Belgium · Netherlands · neuter · no-diminutive · uncountable

  3. the National Democratic Party

    Suriname · neuter · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch paers, peers, pers (“purple”), from Middle 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.

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