purs

purs

1. plural of pur

purs

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pur

• Prus, Spur, spur, surp

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈpurs]

purs

1. masculine plural of pur

• IPA^(key): /pyʁ/

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• Homophones: pur, pure, pures
• Rhymes: -yʁ

purs

1. masculine plural of pur

purs m (1st declension)

1. (dialectal) swamp, bog, marsh, mire; alternative form of purvs

purs

1. masculine plural of pur

Conflation of Old English burse "bag, pouch" (from Medieval Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βῡρσα (būrsa) "hide, leather") and Old English pusa "wallet, bag, scrip" from Proto-West Germanic *pusō, from Proto-Germanic *pusô (“bag, sack, scrip”). More at burse, pusa

• IPA^(key): /purs/, [purˠs]

purs m

1. purse, leather bag

   Synonyms: burse, pusa

2. wallet, scrip

   Synonym: pusa

Strong a-stem:

• Middle English: purs, purse
  • English: purse
  • Scots: purs, purse