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purse

/ˈpɜːs/PURS
/ˈpɝs/PURS

Meaninga hide (bag)

Common meaning: a small bag for money

Journey through time

  1. Latinbursa (Gk. βύρσα)‘a hide’
  2. Middle Englishpurssource
  3. Englishpurse‘a small bag for money’ · today

purs also in: bursarreimburse

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin bursa (Gk. βύρσα) ‘a hide; a purse’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry bursa (Gk. βύρσα), p. 255 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

bursarreimburse

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