pris

See also: prìs and pris'

English

Noun

pris

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

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for pris in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-.

Noun

pris ?

  1. precursor
  2. first settler

Synonyms

  • parardhur

Danish

Pronunciation

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

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
Inflection
Derived terms

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 Old French pris, from Latin prensus, variant of prehensus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

pris (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

References

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

References

Old French

Etymology 1

From 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

From Latin prensus, variant of 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

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  • 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:

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

Definition 3:

Declension 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

Etymology 2

From French prise (de tabac).

Noun

pris c

  1. a pinch of snuff or snus
Declension
Declension of pris 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative pris prisen priser priserna
Genitive pris prisens prisers prisernas
Synonyms
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