beurs

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bøːrs/

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• Hyphenation: beurs
• Rhymes: -øːrs
• Homophone: Beurs

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch borse, from Old French bourse, from Late Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa).

Noun

beurs f (plural beurzen, diminutive beursje n)

1. a purse, both as object or capital
2. various objects of similar shape
3. a stock exchange or exchange market for goods; also used absolutely for the financial sector
4. a fair, event or place where specific goods, services or know-how are physically presented and usually traded or bartered, often aimed at collectors; a trade fair
5. a stipend provided by a foundation or other benefactor for a particular purpose, e.g. a scholarship

Derived terms

• beurzensnijder

- markets

• aandelenbeurs
• beursagent
• beurskrach
• beursbengel
• beurscommissie
• beurskoers
• beurskrach
• beursmakelaar
• beurswaarde
• goederenbeurs
• optiebeurs

- event

• boekenbeurs
• handelsbeurs
• ruilbeurs
• vakantiebeurs
• vakbeurs
• wijnbeurs

- stipend

• basisbeurs
• binnenbeurs
• doctoraatsbeurs
• studiebeurs

Descendants

• Afrikaans: beurs
• Negerhollands: beers
• → Danish: børs
• → German: Börse
• → Norwegian: børs
• → Papiamentu: bèshi, bersji
• → Russian: би́ржа (bírža) (possibly via German) (see there for further descendants)
• → Swedish: börs
• → West Frisian: beurs

Etymology 2

Unknown

Adjective

beurs (comparative beurser, superlative meest beurs or beurst)

1. bruised, hence sore

Declension

Declension of beurs
uninflected	beurs
inflected	beurse
comparative	beurser
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		beurs	beurser	het beurst het beurste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	beurse	beursere	beurste
	n. sing.	beurs	beurser	beurste
	plural	beurse	beursere	beurste
definite		beurse	beursere	beurste
partitive		beurs	beursers	—

French

Noun

beurs m

1. plural of beur

Anagrams

• rebus, rébus

West Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch beurs, from Middle Dutch borse, from Old French bourse, from Late Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa).

Noun

beurs c (plural beurzen, diminutive beurske)

1. A purse.
2. A stock exchange.