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perses¹

noun

  1. plural plural of perse

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of perse

Perses²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin Persēs, from Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs), apparently from the verb πέρθω (pérthō, “to sack, ravage, destroy (a city); to slay (a person)”).

proper noun

  1. Greek A Titan, son of Crius and Eurybia
  2. Greek A Perseid, son of Perseus and Andromeda

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FrançaisPersès
ItalianoPerse
РусскийПерс

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@misc{perses_2026,
  title = {perses},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perses},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}