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vers
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /v?s/
Adjective
vers (not comparable)
- (BDSM, gay slang) Short for versatile.
Etymology 2
Noun
vers
- Abbreviation of versine or versed sine.
Synonyms
- versin
Anagrams
- ERVs, Serv., VREs, revs, serv, serv.
Aromanian
Etymology
From Latin vers?. Compare Romanian v?rsa, vars.
Verb
vers (third-person present indicative viarse, past participle vãrsate)
- Alternative form of versu
Related terms
- vãrsari
- vãrsat
- vãrsãture
See also
- dãpun
- vom
- tor
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch vers, from Middle Dutch vers, from Old Dutch vers, from Latin versus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?rs/
Noun
vers (plural verse, diminutive versie)
- A verse, a stanza.
- A short poem.
- A verse; a line, sentence or similarly short passage of a text, usually in prose.
Catalan
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin versus (“line, row”). Doublet of bes and ves.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /?v?rs/
- (Central) IPA(key): /?b?rs/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?v??s/
Noun
vers m (plural versos)
- verse, poem
Related terms
- versar
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin versus (“toward, facing”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /?vers/
- (Central) IPA(key): /?bers/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?ve?s/
Preposition
vers
- (literary) towards (in the direction of)
- (literary) towards (in relation to)
- (literary) towards (located approximately next to)
Synonyms
- (direction): envers, devers
Related terms
- invers
- versus
Further reading
- “vers” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Danish
Etymology
From Latin versus
Noun
vers n (singular definite verset, plural indefinite vers)
- verse (in songs)
- single line in poem
- the format of meter, verse, as opposed to prose
Usage notes
The first definition is common among layfolk, while the second is used otherwise.
Declension
Synonyms
- (single line): verselinje
Further reading
- “vers” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “vers” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v?rs/
- Hyphenation: vers
- Rhymes: -?rs
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch versch, from Old Dutch *fersk, *frisk, from Proto-West Germanic *frisk, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *preysk-. Doublet of fris.
Cognate with German frisch, West Frisian farsk, English fresh, Danish and Norwegian fersk.
Adjective
vers (comparative verser, superlative meest vers or verst)
- fresh
Inflection
Derived terms
- versheid
- ovenvers
Descendants
- Afrikaans: vars
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch vers, from Old Dutch vers, from Latin versus.
Noun
vers n (plural verzen, diminutive versje n)
- A verse, a stanza.
- A short poem.
- Verse (poetic form with fixed rhyme and meter).
- A verse; a line, sentence or similarly short passage of a text, usually in prose.
Derived terms
- versregel
Descendants
- Afrikaans: vers
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v??/, (liaison) /v??z?/
- Homophones: vair, vaire, ver, verre, verres, vert, verts
- Rhymes: -??
Etymology 1
From Latin versus (past participle of vertere). Cognate to Italian verso (preposition).
Preposition
vers
- towards
- to
- around, circa (with a date or time)
Etymology 2
From Latin versus.
Noun
vers m (plural vers)
- verse
Derived terms
- vers libre
Etymology 3
Noun
vers m
- plural of ver
References
Further reading
- “vers” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Hungarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin versus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?v?r?]
- Rhymes: -?r?
Noun
vers (plural versek)
- verse, poem
- Synonyms: költemény, poéma
- (obsolete) race (competition)
Declension
Derived terms
- versel
- verses
- versike
(Compound words):
- tájvers
- versfeldolgozás
- versszak
References
Further reading
- vers in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
Icelandic
Noun
vers
- indefinite genitive singular of ver
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from French vers, Italian verso. Decision no. 718, Progreso V.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v?rs/
Preposition
vers
- (physical sense) toward, towards, in the direction of
See also
- ad
References
Maltese
Etymology
From Italian verso or a Sicilian equivalent, from Latin versus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v?rs/
Noun
vers m (plural versi or vrus)
- verse
Middle English
Alternative forms
- ferrs, werse, veerce, wers, verse, verce
Etymology
From a combination of Old French vers and Old English fers, both from Latin versus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v?rs/, /v??rs/, /f?rs/
Noun
vers (plural verses or vers)
- A line or passage of a text or work:
- A line in a poem; part of a stanza.
- A line in a non-poetic literary work.
- A Biblical verse, especially of a psalm.
- A maxim or similar short phrase.
- A larger portion of a text or work:
- A stanza; a group of lines equivalent to the prose paragraph.
- A portion of a liturgical prayer or recitation.
- Verse, poetry; the poetic form and art as a whole.
- (rare) A syllable as a poetic unit.
- (rare) An array of objects.
Related terms
- verset
- versicle
- versifien
- versifiour
Descendants
- English: verse
- Scots: varse (obsolete)
References
- “vers(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-05-26.
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French vers
Preposition
vers
- toward(s)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin versus and Old Norse vers
Noun
vers n (definite singular verset, indefinite plural vers, definite plural versa or versene)
- verse
Derived terms
- synge på siste verset
References
- “vers” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse vers, versi, from Latin versus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??rs/
Noun
vers n (definite singular verset, indefinite plural vers, definite plural versa)
- verse
References
- “vers” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Etymology 1
Latin versus (“verse; line (of poetry)”).
Noun
vers m (oblique plural vers, nominative singular vers, nominative plural vers)
- verse (poetry)
Descendants
- ? Middle English: vers, ferrs, werse, veerce, wers, verse, verce
- English: verse
- Scots: varse (obsolete)
- Middle French: vers
- French: vers
References
- vers on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
Etymology 2
Latin versus (“turned, changed, having been turned”).
Preposition
vers
- toward(s)
Descendants
- Middle French: vers
- French: vers
References
- vers on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
Old Occitan
Noun
vers m (oblique plural vers, nominative singular vers, nominative plural vers)
- verse (poetry)
Piedmontese
Noun
vers m (plural vers)
- verse
Derived terms
- verset
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French vers, Italian verso, Latin versus. Doublet of viers, which was inherited.
Noun
vers n (plural versuri)
- verse
- lyric
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- v?rz
Etymology
From Latin versus. Compare versificírati / vèrsifikovati.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?êrs/
Noun
v?rs m (Cyrillic spelling ?????)
- (archaic) verse
Declension
Synonyms
- st?h
References
- “vers” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin versus (“turning”)
Pronunciation
Noun
vers c
- verse, poetry, rhyme
- han skriver vers
- he writes poetry
- julhälsningen var skriven på vers
- the Christmas greeting was written in verse
- han skriver vers
- a poem
- han har skrivit en vers till mig
- he has written a poem to me
- han har skrivit en vers till mig
- a verse (of a song)
- a verse (of the Bible)
- Den gyllene regeln står i Matteusevangeliet, kapitel 7, vers 12
- The golden rule is found in the gospel of Matthew, chapter 7, verse 12
- Den gyllene regeln står i Matteusevangeliet, kapitel 7, vers 12
Declension
Related terms
- verserad
- versmått
See also
- dikt
- poem
- poesi
- rim
- refräng
- sång
- visa
Anagrams
- revs
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vees
English
Noun
vees
- plural of vee
Anagrams
- EVEs, EVSE, Eves, eves
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
vees
- singular past indicative of vijzen
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Noun
vees
- inessive singular of vesi
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