vers

See also: Vers, verš, and vers.

English

Adjective

vers (not comparable)

  1. Abbreviation of versatile.

Noun

vers

  1. Abbreviation of versine or versed sine.

Synonyms

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Catalan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin versus (line, row). Doublet of bes and ves.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈvɛrs/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /ˈbɛrs/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈvɛɾs/

Noun

vers m (plural versos)

  1. verse, poem

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin versus (toward, facing).

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈvers/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /ˈbers/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈveɾs/

Preposition

vers

  1. (literary) towards (in the direction of)
  2. (literary) towards (in relation to)
  3. (literary) towards (located approximately next to)
Synonyms

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Danish

Noun

vers n (singular definite verset, plural indefinite vers)

  1. verse (in songs)
  2. single line in poem
    tredje vers i femte strofe
    the third line of the fifth stanza
  3. the format of meter, verse, as opposed to prose
    Det var før i tiden almindeligt at skrive aviser på vers.
    Previously, it was normal to write newspapers in verse.

Usage notes

The first definition is common among layfolk, while the second is used otherwise.

Declension

Synonyms

  • (single line): verselinje

Further reading


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛrs/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrs
  • (file)

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch versch, from Old Dutch *fersk, *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)

  1. fresh
Inflection
Inflection of vers
uninflected vers
inflected verse
comparative verser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial versverserhet verst
het verste
indefinite m./f. sing. verseversereverste
n. sing. versverserverste
plural verseversereverste
definite verseversereverste
partitive versversers
Derived terms

Noun

vers n (plural verzen, diminutive versje n)

  1. verse, stanza
  2. poem

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Latin versus (past participle of vertere).[1] Cognate to Italian verso (preposition).

Preposition

vers

  1. towards
  2. to
  3. around, circa (with a date or time)
    Pouvez-vous nous attendre jusque vers midi ?
    Can you wait for us until about noon?

Etymology 2

From Latin versus.

Noun

vers m (plural vers)

  1. verse

Noun

vers m

  1. plural of ver

References

  1. Picoche, Jacqueline; Jean-Claude Rolland (2009) Dictionnaire étymologique du français (in French), Paris: Dictionnaires Le Robert

Further reading


Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin versus.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛrʃ]

Noun

vers (plural versek)

  1. verse, poem
    Synonyms: költemény, poéma
  2. (obsolete) race (competition)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative vers versek
accusative verset verseket
dative versnek verseknek
instrumental verssel versekkel
causal-final versért versekért
translative verssé versekké
terminative versig versekig
essive-formal versként versekként
essive-modal
inessive versben versekben
superessive versen verseken
adessive versnél verseknél
illative versbe versekbe
sublative versre versekre
allative vershez versekhez
elative versből versekből
delative versről versekről
ablative verstől versektől
Possessive forms of vers
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. versem verseim
2nd person sing. versed verseid
3rd person sing. verse versei
1st person plural versünk verseink
2nd person plural versetek verseitek
3rd person plural versük verseik

Derived terms

(Compound words):

References

  1. Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN

Icelandic

Noun

vers

  1. indefinite genitive singular of ver

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from French vers, Italian verso. Decision no. 718, Progreso V.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛrs/

Preposition

vers

  1. (physical sense) toward, towards, in the direction of

See also

References


    Middle English

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From a combination of Old French vers and Old English fers, both from Latin versus.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /vɛrs/, /vɛːrs/, /fɛrs/

    Noun

    vers (plural verses or vers)

    1. A line or passage of a text or work:
      1. A line in a poem; part of a stanza.
      2. A line in a non-poetic literary work.
      3. A Biblical verse, especially of a psalm.
      4. A maxim or similar short phrase.
    2. A larger portion of a text or work:
      1. A stanza; a group of lines equivalent to the prose paragraph.
      2. A portion of a liturgical prayer or recitation.
    3. Verse, poetry; the poetic form and art as a whole.
    4. (rare) A syllable as a poetic unit.
    5. (rare) An array of objects.

    Descendants

    • English: verse
    • Scots: varse (obsolete)

    References


    Middle French

    Preposition

    vers

    1. 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)

    1. verse

    Derived terms

    References


    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Etymology

    From Old Norse vers, versi, from Latin versus.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʋɛrs/

    Noun

    vers n (definite singular verset, indefinite plural vers, definite plural versa)

    1. verse

    References


    Old French

    Etymology 1

    Latin versus (verse; line (of poetry)).

    Noun

    vers m (oblique plural vers, nominative singular vers, nominative plural vers)

    1. verse (poetry)
      • circa 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, page 182 (of the Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, lines 2257-8:
        Seignurs, cest cunte est mult divers,
        e pur ço l'uni par mes vers
        Good sirs, this story is very diverse,
        and for this, I try to bring it together with my verses
    Descendants

    References

    Etymology 2

    Latin versus (turned, changed, having been turned).

    Preposition

    vers

    1. toward(s)
    Descendants

    References


    Old Occitan

    Noun

    vers m (oblique plural vers, nominative singular vers, nominative plural vers)

    1. verse (poetry)

    Piedmontese

    Noun

    vers m (plural vers)

    1. verse

    Derived terms


    Romanian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from French vers, Italian verso, Latin versus. Doublet of viers, which was inherited.

    Noun

    vers n (plural versuri)

    1. verse
    2. lyric

    Declension


    Serbo-Croatian

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Latin versus. Compare versificírati / vèrsifikovati.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʋêrs/

    Noun

    vȅrs m (Cyrillic spelling ве̏рс)

    1. (archaic) verse

    Declension

    Synonyms

    References

    • vers” in Hrvatski jezični portal

    Swedish

    Pronunciation

    • (file)

    Noun

    vers c

    1. verse, poetry, rhyme
      han skriver vers
      he writes poetry
      julhälsningen var skriven på vers
      the Christmas greeting was written in verse
    2. a poem
      han har skrivit en vers till mig
      he has written a poem to me
    3. a verse (of a song)
    4. 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

    Declension

    Declension of vers 
    Singular Plural
    Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
    Nominative vers versen verser verserna
    Genitive vers versens versers versernas
    • verserad
    • versmått

    See also

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