vérsus

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See also: versus, Versus, verŝus, and vēršus

Portuguese

Alternative forms

versus, vs.

Etymology

Borrowed from English versus, ultimately from Latin versus.^[1] Doublet of verso.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛʁ.sus/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛɾ.sus/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛʁ.suʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛɻ.sus/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛɾ.suʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛɾ.suʃ/

Rhymes: (São Paulo) -ɛɾsus
Homophone: versos
Hyphenation: vér‧sus

Preposition

vérsus

versus; against
Synonym: contra

References

^ “vérsus”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

Further reading

“vérsus”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
“vérsus”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
“vérsus”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
“vérsus”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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