perso

See also: Perso, and Perso-

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin Persa, Persēs, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/, “Persia”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [ˈperso]
• Rhymes: -erso
• Hyphenation: per‧so

Noun

perso (accusative singular person, plural persoj, accusative plural persojn)

1. a Persian (member of the Persian ethnic group)

Derived terms

• persa (“Persian (adjective)”)
• Persio (“Persia”)

Finnish

Etymology

perse +‎ -o, derived from perse (“arse”). Compare dialectal makeaperse (“sweet-toothed person”, literally “sweet ass”), colloquial herkkuperse and e.g. olla makean perään (“to be greedy for sweet”, literally “to be after sweet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈperso/, [ˈpe̞rs̠o̞]
• Rhymes: -erso
• Syllabification^(key): per‧so

Adjective

perso (comparative persompi, superlative persoin)

1. greedy (consumed by selfish desires for something that brings pleasure, e.g. sweet, unhealthy food)

   Nalle Puh on perso hunajalle.

   Winnie the Pooh is greedy for honey.

   Olen todella perso makealle.

   I'm a real sweet tooth.

Usage notes

• perso is seldom used without specifying a specific object for which someone is greedy ('for'), which is expressed with the allative case.
• perso is mostly used of greed or desire for something which one considers to bring pleasure or be attractive, rather than for e.g. material wealth.

Declension

Inflection of perso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		perso	persot
genitive		person	persojen
partitive		persoa	persoja
illative		persoon	persoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		perso	persot
accusative	nom.	perso	persot
	gen.	person
genitive		person	persojen
partitive		persoa	persoja
inessive		persossa	persoissa
elative		persosta	persoista
illative		persoon	persoihin
adessive		persolla	persoilla
ablative		persolta	persoilta
allative		persolle	persoille
essive		persona	persoina
translative		persoksi	persoiksi
abessive		persotta	persoitta
instructive		—	persoin
comitative		—	persoine

Possessive forms of perso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative personi personi accusative nom. personi personi gen. personi genitive personi persojeni partitive persoani persojani inessive persossani persoissani elative persostani persoistani illative persooni persoihini adessive persollani persoillani ablative persoltani persoiltani allative persolleni persoilleni essive personani persoinani translative persokseni persoikseni abessive persottani persoittani instructive — — comitative — persoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative persosi persosi accusative nom. persosi persosi gen. persosi genitive persosi persojesi partitive persoasi persojasi inessive persossasi persoissasi elative persostasi persoistasi illative persoosi persoihisi adessive persollasi persoillasi ablative persoltasi persoiltasi allative persollesi persoillesi essive personasi persoinasi translative persoksesi persoiksesi abessive persottasi persoittasi instructive — — comitative — persoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative persomme persomme accusative nom. persomme persomme gen. persomme genitive persomme persojemme partitive persoamme persojamme inessive persossamme persoissamme elative persostamme persoistamme illative persoomme persoihimme adessive persollamme persoillamme ablative persoltamme persoiltamme allative persollemme persoillemme essive personamme persoinamme translative persoksemme persoiksemme abessive persottamme persoittamme instructive — — comitative — persoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative personne personne accusative nom. personne personne gen. personne genitive personne persojenne partitive persoanne persojanne inessive persossanne persoissanne elative persostanne persoistanne illative persoonne persoihinne adessive persollanne persoillanne ablative persoltanne persoiltanne allative persollenne persoillenne essive personanne persoinanne translative persoksenne persoiksenne abessive persottanne persoittanne instructive — — comitative — persoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative personsa personsa accusative nom. personsa personsa gen. personsa genitive personsa persojensa partitive persoaan persoansa persojaan persojansa inessive persossaan persossansa persoissaan persoissansa elative persostaan persostansa persoistaan persoistansa illative persoonsa persoihinsa adessive persollaan persollansa persoillaan persoillansa ablative persoltaan persoltansa persoiltaan persoiltansa allative persolleen persollensa persoilleen persoillensa essive personaan personansa persoinaan persoinansa translative persokseen persoksensa persoikseen persoiksensa abessive persottaan persottansa persoittaan persoittansa instructive — — comitative — persoineen persoinensa

Synonyms

• ahnas
• ahne
• nooli (Central and Northern Ostrobothnia)

Derived terms

• persoilla
• persous

 

Further reading

• “perso”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• ropse

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛʁ.so/

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Etymology 1

Apocope of personnel.

Adjective

perso (plural persos)

1. (colloquial) personal
2. (colloquial) one's own

   T’as une voiture perso? ― Do you have your own car?

Etymology 2

Apocope of personnellement.

Adverb

perso

1. (colloquial) personally (in one's own opinion)

   Perso, je suis contre l’avortement. ― Personally, I am against abortion.

Etymology 3

Apocope of personnage.

Noun

perso m (plural persos)

1. (video games) character
   • 2001, Laurent Trémel, Jeux de rôles, jeux vidéo, multimédia. Les faiseurs de mondes, Presses universitaires de France (publ.), page 158.

     Mon voisin craignait de perdre son “perso” (personnage) – “Huls” – un pisteur qu’il chouchoutait depuis quatre ans.

     My neighbor feared losing his character - "Huls" - a tracker he had pampered for four years.

Further reading

• “perso”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• pores, poser, prose, repos

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛr.so/
• Rhymes: -ɛrso
• Hyphenation: pèr‧so

Participle

perso (feminine persa, masculine plural persi, feminine plural perse)

1. past participle of perdere

   Synonym: perduto

Adjective

perso (feminine persa, masculine plural persi, feminine plural perse)

1. lost, wasted

Anagrams

• porse, preso, prose, respo, spero, sperò, spore