Persis

See also: persis

English

Etymology 1

From Latin Persis, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís).

Proper noun

Persis

(historical) A region of ancient Iran in its southwest; modern Fars province.

Translations

region of ancient Iran

Armenian: Պարսք (Parskʿ)
Old Armenian: Պարսք (Parskʿ)
Greek:
Ancient Greek: Περσίς (Persís)
Latin: Persis (la) f

Middle Persian: 𐭯𐭠𐭥𐭮𐭩‎ (Pārs)
Parthian: 𐭐𐭀𐭓𐭎‎ (Pārs)
Persian: پارس‎ (fa) (pârs), فارس‎ (fa) (fârs)
Russian: Перси́да (ru) f (Persída)

Etymology 2

Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís, “a Persian woman”).

Proper noun

Persis

An early Christian, mentioned in the epistle to the Romans.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Romans 16:12:
  :
  Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.
A female given name, in occasional use since the 16th century.

Anagrams

Speirs, Spiers, pisser, prises, resips, spires

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Περσῐ́ς (Persís, “Persia”, also “a Persian woman”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈper.sis/, [ˈpɛr.sɪs]

Proper noun

Persis f (genitive Persidos or Persidis); third declension

the country of Persis, between Caramania, Media, and Susiana, now Fars or Farsistan

Declension

Third declension, Greek type.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Persis
Genitive	Persidos
Dative	Persidī
Accusative	Persida
Ablative	Perside
Vocative	Persis

Third declension.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Persis
Genitive	Persidis
Dative	Persidī
Accusative	Persidem
Ablative	Perside
Vocative	Persis

Descendants

English: Persis
?French: Perside

Adjective

Persis f (feminine adjective, genitive Persidos or Persidis); third declension

(poetic) Persian

Declension

Third declension, Greek type.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Persis	Persides
Genitive	Persidos	Persidum
Dative	Persidī	Persidibus
Accusative	Persida	Persidas
Ablative	Perside	Persidibus
Vocative	Persis	Persides

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Persis	Persidēs
Genitive	Persidis	Persidum
Dative	Persidī	Persidibus
Accusative	Persidem	Persidēs
Ablative	Perside	Persidibus
Vocative	Persis	Persidēs

Synonyms

(Persian): Persicus

Noun

Persis f (genitive Persidos or Persidis); third declension

a Persian woman

Declension

Third declension, Greek type.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Persis	Persides
Genitive	Persidos	Persidum
Dative	Persidī	Persidibus
Accusative	Persida	Persidas
Ablative	Perside	Persidibus
Vocative	Persis	Persides

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Persis	Persidēs
Genitive	Persidis	Persidum
Dative	Persidī	Persidibus
Accusative	Persidem	Persidēs
Ablative	Perside	Persidibus
Vocative	Persis	Persidēs

References

Persis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Persis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 1,160/2
“Persis¹” on pages 1,355–6 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
“Persis²” on pages 1,356/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)