weight, the heaviness of something, as caused by the downward force of gravity of its mass.
weight, a piece of metal or other materials known to weigh a definite amount, as the ones used on scales or sports
Derived terms
Related terms
pesar
References
“pes” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“pes” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian)[ˈpes]
Noun
pes
plural of pe(“the letter P”)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian)[ˈpes]
Verb
pes
(Balearic, Alghero)first-person singular present indicative of pesar
Cornish
Alternative forms
pys
Noun
pesf (singulativepesen)
(Revived Late Cornish) peas
Czech
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈpɛs]
Hyphenation: pes
Rhymes: -ɛs
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Czechpes, from Proto-Slavic*pьsъ.
Noun
pesm anim (femininepsiceorfena, related adjectivepsí)
dog
male dog
Coordinate term:fenaf
scoundrel, bad person
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
pes in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
pes in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
pes in Internetová jazyková příručka
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
pes
genitive plural of peso
Alternative forms
pesos
Friulian
Alternative forms
peš(alternative spelling)
Etymology
From Latinpiscem.
Noun
pesm (pluralpes)
fish
Related terms
pescjâ
pescjadôr
pescjarie
pescje
pessâr
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutchpest, from Middle Frenchpeste (whence Frenchpeste), ultimately from Latinpestis.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈpɛs]
Hyphenation: pès
Noun
pesorpès
pest, plague.
Synonym:sampar
Further reading
“pes” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic*pets, from Proto-Indo-European*pṓds (compare Sanskritपद्(pád), Ancient Greekπούς(poús) and Old Englishfōt, whence Englishfoot).
(zoology) any equivalent body part of an animal, including hooves, paws, etc.
(units of measure) any of various units of length notionally based on the adult human foot, especially (historical) the Roman foot.
(poetry) a metrical foot: the basic unit of metered poetry
(geography) the base of a mountain
(furniture) the bottom of a leg of a table, chair, stool, etc.
(figuratively) a place to tread one's foot: territory, ground, soil
(nautical) a rope attached to a sail in order to set
(music) tempo, pace, time
(botany) the pedicel or stalk of a fruit
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Hyponyms
(metrical foot):trochaeus; pes dissyllbus or disyllbus, pes bibrevis, choreus, jambus, spondeus, spondius, spondeos(2-syllable feet); pes trisyllabus, amphibrachus, amphibrachys, amphimacrus, dactylus, extensipes, molossus, pes anapaestus, pes antanapaestus, pes antibacchius, pes bacchius, pes creticus, pes hippius (3-syllable feet); pes tetrasyllbus, antispastus, chorjambus, dichoreus, dijambus, dispondeus, epitritus, paeon, proceleumaticus, proceleusmaticus(4-syllable feet); pes pentasyllbus, dochmius, mesobrachys, mesomacros, pariambodes, probrachys, pes amoebaeus, pes antamoebaeus, pes orthius (5-syllable feet)
Meronyms
(unit of length):decempeda(10 pedes)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
See also
pede tellūrem pulsō
pedem effero
pedem fero
pedem refero
pedes navales
si in fundo pedem posuisses
a pedibus usque ad caput
alterno pede terram quatere
References
"pes", in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
"pes", in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
pes in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
pes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
“pes”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
“pes”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Lombard
Etymology
Akin to Italianpeso, from Latin pensum.
Noun
pes
weight
Middle English
Noun
pes
Alternative form of pese
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic*pьsъ.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (13th CE)/ˈpɛs/
IPA(key): (15th CE)/ˈpɛs/
Noun
pesm animal
(mammals) dog
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
Czech: pes
Further reading
Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “pes”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Old French
Etymology
From Latinpax.
Noun
pesoblique singular, f (oblique pluralpes, nominative singularpes, nominative pluralpes)
Alternative form of pais(“peace”)
Romani
Alternative forms
pe
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [script needed] (appa), [script needed] (atta), from Sanskritआत्मन्(ātman).
“pes”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
“pes”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
“pes”, in Termania, Amebis
See also the general references
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈpes/[ˈpes]
Rhymes: -es
Syllabification: pes
Homophone: (Latin America)pez
Noun
pesf pl
plural of pe
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From Englishface.
Noun
pes
(anatomy) face
page
Torres Strait Creole
Etymology 1
From English face.
Noun
pes
face
Etymology 2
Noun
pes
(eastern dialect) a ripe coconut
Usage notes
Pes is the fifth stage of coconut growth. It is preceded by kopespes and followed by u.
Turkish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈpes/
Hyphenation: pes
Etymology 1
Inherited from Ottoman Turkishبس(bes, “Enough! Hold!”, interj.), from Persianبس(bas, “enough”).
Interjection
Pes!
Used when accepting defeat; "I yield!" or "Uncle!"
Used when at a loss for words at someone's extraordinary behavior or action; "I don't even know what to say!", "This is too much!" or "This takes the cake!"
Yalanın bu kadarına da pes doğrusu! ― To be honest, I don't even know what to say about such a lie!
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Ottoman Turkishپس(pes, “low and soft or bass voice or tone”), from Persianپست(past, “low, abject”).
Adjective
pes
(music) That which is sung softly and slowly; bass.
Alternative forms
pest
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Inherited from Ottoman Turkishپس(pes, “the hinder part, back of a thing, pursuit after a thing”), from Persianپس(pas, “back, hind; then, so, therefore”).
Noun
pes (definite accusativepesi, pluralpesler)
(obsolete) back, hind part
Adverb
pes
(obsolete) then, so, in that case
Synonyms:öyleyse, o hâlde, binaenaleyh
(obsolete) then, after, afterwards
Synonyms:sonra, müteakiben, nihayet
(obsolete) in summary, in short, in conclusion
Synonyms:hasılı, hasılıkelam, velhasıl
(obsolete) when, whenever, as soon as
References
Further reading
“pes”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “pes”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3833