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Pris

Pris

,
Noun.
See
Price
, and 1st
Prize
.
[Obs.]

Definition 2024


pris

pris

See also: prìs and pris'

English

Noun

pris

  1. Obsolete form of price.
  2. Obsolete form of prize.


Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-.

Noun

pris ?

  1. precursor
  2. first settler

Synonyms

  • parardhur

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pres/, [ˈpʰʁeˀs]
  • Rhymes: -es

Etymology 1

From Old Norse príss, from Middle Low German pris, from Old French pris, from Latin pretium (price, reward).

Noun

pris c (singular definite prisen, plural indefinite priser)

  1. price
  2. fare
  3. cost
  4. prize
  5. (uncountable) praise
Derived terms
Inflection

Etymology 2

From French prise (capture, catch, hold).

Noun

pris c (singular definite prisen, plural indefinite priser)

  1. (dated) pinch (small amount of powder)
Inflection

Verb

pris

  1. imperative of prise

French

Etymology

From Latin prensus, from Classical Latin prehensus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

pris m (feminine singular prise, masculine plural pris, feminine plural prises)

  1. taken

Verb

pris

  1. first-person singular past historic of prendre
  2. second-person singular past historic of prendre

Participle

pris

  1. past participle of prendre

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse príss

Noun

pris m (definite singular prisen, indefinite plural priser, definite plural prisene)

  1. price (cost required to gain possession of something)
  2. a fare (cost of travelling on public transport)
  3. a prize

Derived terms

Verb

pris

  1. imperative of prise

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse príss

Noun

pris m (definite singular prisen, indefinite plural prisar, definite plural prisane)

  1. a price (as above)
  2. a fare (as above)
  3. a prize

Derived terms


Old French

Etymology 1

Latin pretium.

Alternative forms

Noun

pris m (oblique plural pris, nominative singular pris, nominative plural pris)

  1. price (monetary value required to purchase something)
  2. esteem; (positive) reputation
Descendants

Etymology 2

Latin prehensus.

Alternative forms

  • priz

Verb

pris

  1. past participle of prendre
Descendants

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish pris, from Late Old Norse príss, from Middle Low German pris, from Old French pris, from Latin pretium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /priːs/

Noun

pris n

  1. price, cost of an action
  2. price, cost to gain possession
  3. prize; that which may be won by chance or by hard work in a competition
    Alla prisen utom fredspriset delas ut i Sverige
    All the prizes except the peace prize are awarded in Sweden
  4. (uncountable) praise
    Gud, dig allena vare pris och ära
    God, you alone be praise and glory
Declension

All definitions:

Inflection of pris 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative pris priset priser priserna
Genitive pris prisets prisers prisernas

Definition 3:

Inflection of pris 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative pris priset pris prisen
Genitive pris prisets pris prisens
Derived terms

(cost to gain possession): extrapris, lågpris, prislista, prissänkning, prissätta

Related terms

Etymology 2

From French prise (de tabac).

Noun

pris c

  1. a pinch of snuff or snus
Declension
Synonyms