Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burse

/ˈbɜː(ɹ)s/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: burse
IPA: /ˈbɜː(ɹ)s/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

A fund or foundation for the maintenance of the needy scholars in their studies.

noun

An ornamental case to hold the corporal when not in use.

noun

A stock exchange; a bourse.

Obsolete

noun

A kind of bazaar.

Obsolete

name

A surname from Old French.

Example Sentences

"Roche stepped forward with a leather burse, announcing that he would pay for both of us."
"Try a burse instead – sort of a bag, sort of a purse, inspired by the cases that hold the corporal cloth used in mass, and designed to be carried by men."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French bourse, from Old French borse, from Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa). Doublet of purse, compare French bourse (“purse, fund”).

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: borse, bursa, βύρσα

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

burses (plural)

Derived Forms

deburse disburse imburse

Rhymes With

worse nurse reverse diverse verse curse purse adverse inverse disperse transverse perverse

Questions

How do you pronounce burse?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɜː(ɹ)s/.
What does burse mean?: A purse.
Where does burse come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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