près

Prís is a term that appears in several contexts in European languages, most commonly related to the idea of price or value. The standard spelling pris is used in Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish to mean price, and it can also denote a prize in competitive contexts. The accented form prís is not standard in these languages and is typically encountered only in transliteration, typographic variants, or as part of a proper name.

In Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish, pris serves as the everyday word for the amount charged for goods and services. It can also appear in expressions such as “til en høj pris” (at a high price) or in phrases referring to a prize or award in contexts like competitions or recognition. The exact usage depends on regional and stylistic conventions, but the core sense of cost or value is common across these languages.

Phonology and orthography: the diacritic in prís is not a regular feature of the standard languages that use pris. When encountered, prís usually reflects a transcription, a brand name, or a linguistic note rather than a standard dictionary form.

Etymology and cognates: pris is part of a broader Germanic set of words meaning price or value. In German, the corresponding word is Preis, and in Swedish and Norwegian, pris has the same core meaning. English, by contrast, uses price, borrowed from Old French prix, but it shares a related semantic field of cost and valuation with these Germanic forms.

As a proper noun, prís may also appear as a surname or place name in rare cases, though such uses are uncommon and highly context-dependent.