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wonder
English
Etymology
From Middle English wonder, wunder, from Old English wundor (“wonder, miracle, marvel”), from Proto-Germanic *wundr?. Cognate with Scots wunner (“wonder”), West Frisian wonder, wûnder (“wonder, miracle”), Dutch wonder (“miracle, wonder”), Low German wunner, wunder (“wonder”), German Wunder (“miracle, wonder”), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish under (“wonder, miracle”), Icelandic undur (“wonder”).
The verb is from Middle English wondren, from Old English wundrian, which is from Proto-Germanic *wundr?n?. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wunnerje, West Frisian wûnderje, Dutch wonderen, German Low German wunnern, German wundern, Swedish undra, Icelandic undra.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?w?nd?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?w?nd?/
- Rhymes: -?nd?(?)
- Hyphenation: won?der
Noun
wonder (countable and uncountable, plural wonders)
- Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
- Something astonishing and seemingly inexplicable.
- Someone very talented at something, a genius.
- The sense or emotion which can be inspired by something curious or unknown; surprise; astonishment, often with awe or reverence.
- 1781, Samuel Johnson, The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
- All wonder is the effect of novelty upon ignorance.
- 1871, Plato, Benjamin Jowett (translator), Theaetetus (section 155d)
- Socrates: I see, my dear Theaetetus, that Theodorus had a true insight into your nature when he said that you were a philosopher, for wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder. He was not a bad genealogist who said that Iris (the messenger of heaven) is the child of Thaumas (wonder).
- 1781, Samuel Johnson, The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
- (Britain, informal) A mental pondering, a thought.
- (US) A kind of donut; a cruller.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
wonder (third-person singular simple present wonders, present participle wondering, simple past and past participle wondered)
- (intransitive) To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at.
- October 8, 1751, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler No. 163
- Some had read the manuscript, and rectified its inaccuracies; others had seen it in a state so imperfect, that the could not forbear to wonder at its present excellence.
- October 8, 1751, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler No. 163
- (transitive, intransitive) To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind.
Conjugation
Derived terms
- bewonder
- forwonder
- unwonder
- wonderer
Synonyms
- thauma
Translations
Anagrams
- Nedrow, Rowden, Worden, downer, red won, wondre
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch wonder, wunder, from Old Dutch wundar, from Proto-Germanic *wundr?, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh?- (“to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love”). Compare Low German wunder, wunner, German Wunder, West Frisian wonder, wûnder, English wonder, Danish under.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???n.d?r/
- Hyphenation: won?der
- Rhymes: -?nd?r
Noun
wonder n (plural wonderen, diminutive wondertje n)
- wonder, miracle
Synonyms
- mirakel
Derived terms
- wonderteken
- wonderlijk
Anagrams
- worden
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versus
English
Etymology
From Middle English versus, borrowed from Latin versus (“facing”), past participle of vertere (“to turn, change, overthrow, destroy”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?v??s?s/, /?v??s?z/
- (US) IPA(key): /?v?s?s/, /?v?s?z/, /?v?s/
- Rhymes: -??(r)s?s
- Homophone: verses
Preposition
versus
- Against; in opposition to.
- Synonyms: vs, vs., (abbreviations) v
- Compared with, as opposed to.
- 2005, Robert E. Weiss, Modeling Longitudinal Data, Springer, ?ISBN, page 104:
- If, for example, we select random people entering a workout gym, versus if we pick random people entering a hospital, we will get very different samples.
- 2005, Robert E. Weiss, Modeling Longitudinal Data, Springer, ?ISBN, page 104:
- (law) Bringing a legal action against, as used in the title of a court case in which the first party indicates the plaintiff (or appellant or the like), and the second indicates the defendant (or respondent or the like).
- Synonyms: v, (abbreviation) v.
Translations
Related terms
Further reading
- versus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Finnish
Etymology
Latin versus
Preposition
versus
- versus
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin versus. Doublet of verso, which is inherited.
Preposition
versus
- versus
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?u?er.sus/, [?u??rs??s?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?ver.sus/, [?v?rsus]
Etymology 1
From earlier vorsus, from Proto-Italic *worssos, perfect passive participle of vert? (“to turn”).
Alternative forms
- vorsus
Participle
versus (feminine versa, neuter versum); first/second-declension participle
- turned, changed, having been turned
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
Derived terms
- annivers?rius
- contr?versus
- pr?rsus/ pr?sus
- ?niversus
Etymology 2
Adverbial use of versus (“turned”).
Alternative forms
- versum
- vorsum
- vorsus
Adverb
versus (not comparable)
- towards, turned to or in the direction of, facing
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 3
Action noun from vert? + -tus.
Alternative forms
- vorsus
Noun
versus m (genitive vers?s); fourth declension
- a furrow (turned earth)
- (transf.) a line, row
- (partic.) a line of writing, a verse
- (partic.) a line of writing, a verse
- a land measure (= ??????? (pléthron))
- (dance) a turn, step
Declension
Fourth-declension noun.
Derived terms
- versiculus
- versific?
Descendants
Etymology 4
Perfect passive participle of verr? (“to sweep”).
Participle
versus (feminine versa, neuter versum); first/second-declension participle
- swept
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
References
- versus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- versus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- versus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- versus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
Anagrams
- servus
Polish
Etymology
From Latin versus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?v?r.sus/
Preposition
versus
- versus (in opposition to)
- Synonym: kontra
Further reading
- versus in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- versus in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Preposition
versus
- Alternative spelling of vérsus
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English versus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?be?sus/, [?be?.sus]
Preposition
versus
- versus
Usage notes
This word is sometimes frowned upon as an anglicism, with the suggestion that contra or the conjunction y should be used instead.
Further reading
- “versus” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
References
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