"paars" meaning in Dutch

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Adjective

IPA: /paːrs/ Audio: Nl-paars.ogg
Rhymes: -aːrs Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|paers}} Middle Dutch paers, {{m|dum|peers}} peers, {{m|dum|pers|t=purple}} pers (“purple”), {{der|nl|frm|pers||blue-grey, dark violet}} Middle French pers (“blue-grey, dark violet”), {{der|nl|ML.|persus}} Medieval Latin persus, {{m|la|persum||dark blue}} persum (“dark blue”), {{m|la|Persae|t=Persians}} Persae (“Persians”), {{m|la|Persia|t=Persia}} Persia (“Persia”), {{m|la|persica|t=peach}} persica (“peach”) Head templates: {{nl-adj}} paars (comparative paarser, superlative meest paars or paarst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj}} Forms: paarser [comparative], meest paars [superlative], paarst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], paars [adverbial, positive, predicative], paarser [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het paarst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het paarste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], paarse [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], paarsere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], paarste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], paars [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], paarser [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], paarste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], paarse [indefinite, plural, positive], paarsere [comparative, indefinite, plural], paarste [indefinite, plural, superlative], paarse [definite, positive], paarsere [comparative, definite], paarste [definite, superlative], paars [partitive, positive], paarsers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]
  1. purple
    Sense id: en-paars-nl-adj-jgobCtpC
  2. (politics, Netherlands, Belgium) relating to cooperation between liberals and social democrats of the third way Tags: Belgium, Netherlands Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-paars-nl-adj-WnIn8sek Categories (other): Belgian Dutch, Netherlands Dutch, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 0 10 36 0 10 44 Topics: government, politics
  3. (politics, Suriname) relating to the National Democratic Party Tags: Suriname Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-paars-nl-adj-kWh02r2M Categories (other): Surinamese Dutch, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 0 10 36 0 10 44 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bruinpaars, paarse schubwortel, paarse toorts, pimpelpaars

Noun

IPA: /paːrs/ Audio: Nl-paars.ogg
Rhymes: -aːrs Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|paers}} Middle Dutch paers, {{m|dum|peers}} peers, {{m|dum|pers|t=purple}} pers (“purple”), {{der|nl|frm|pers||blue-grey, dark violet}} Middle French pers (“blue-grey, dark violet”), {{der|nl|ML.|persus}} Medieval Latin persus, {{m|la|persum||dark blue}} persum (“dark blue”), {{m|la|Persae|t=Persians}} Persae (“Persians”), {{m|la|Persia|t=Persia}} Persia (“Persia”), {{m|la|persica|t=peach}} persica (“peach”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-|-}} paars n (uncountable)
  1. The colour purple. Tags: neuter, uncountable
    Sense id: en-paars-nl-noun-QliOrkTu
  2. (politics, Netherlands, Belgium) A coalition of third way social democrats and liberals. Tags: Belgium, Netherlands, neuter, uncountable Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-paars-nl-noun-j3w91XXn Categories (other): Belgian Dutch, Netherlands Dutch, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 0 10 36 0 10 44 Topics: government, politics
  3. (politics, Suriname) the National Democratic Party Tags: Suriname, neuter, uncountable Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-paars-nl-noun-zva1GBt9 Categories (other): Surinamese Dutch, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 0 10 36 0 10 44 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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    },
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          "english": "She has a purple blouse hanging in her closet.",
          "text": "Ze heeft een paarse blouse in haar kast hangen.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Lavender flowers are usually purple.",
          "text": "Lavendelbloemen zijn meestal paars.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "The sky turned purple during the sunset.",
          "text": "De lucht kleurde paars tijdens de zonsondergang.",
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        {
          "english": "Mr Edam behaves this way because he thinks he is untouchable because of his being a National Democratic Party loyalist.",
          "ref": "2020 February 8, Naomi Hoever, “Specialist aangeklaagd na opmerking over politieke kleur [Medical specialist charged after remark on political affiliation]”, in De Ware Tijd, retrieved 2021-06-10",
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          "expansion": "→ Papiamentu: püs, pis",
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