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Dutch
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈvɛ.rə/
Hyphenation: ver‧re
Rhymes: -ɛrə
Adverb
verre
Archaic form of ver .
Adjective
verre
inflection of ver :
masculine / feminine singular attributive
definite neuter singular attributive
plural attributive
Estonian
Noun
verre
illative singular of veri
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle French voirre (most probably pronounced /ˈvwɛːrə/ ), from Old French voirre , from Latin vitrum . Doublet of vitre .
The irregular evolution of /wɛ/ into /ɛ/ in this word is "early but normal after labials"; the influence of derivatives with an etymological first-syllable /ɛ/ may also be relevant. Compare François vs. Français , roide vs. raide .
Noun
verre m (plural verres )
( usually uncountable ) glass ( substance )
verre de couleur ― colored glass
symbol of fragility
Ça casse comme le verre . ― That breaks like glass .
symbol of transparency
Une maison de verre . ― A house of glass .
( countable ) Object of this substance
( optics ) lens , glass
un verre de lunettes ― a glasses lens , an eyeglass lens
un verre grossissant ― a magnifying glass , a magnifying lens
Synonym: lentille
glass ( drinking vessel )
un verre en cristal ― a crystal glass
the content of such a vessel
On va boire un verre ! ― Let's go have a drink !
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
verre
inflection of verrer :
first / third-person singular present indicative / subjunctive
second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
Noun
verre
ablative singular of verrēs
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch ferro , from Proto-Germanic *ferrô .
Adverb
verre
far , at great distance
far , towards a great distance
far into the future
far , to a great extent
by far
Descendants
Adjective
verre
far , faraway , at great distance
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template .
Descendants
Further reading
“verre (I) ”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek , 2000
“verre (II) ”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek , 2000
Verwijs, E. , Verdam, J. (1885–1929 ) “verre (I) ”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek , The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN , page I
Verwijs, E. , Verdam, J. (1885–1929 ) “verre (II) ”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek , The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN , page II
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French verai .
verai , veray , verra , verray , verrei , verrey , verri , verry , very
werai , werrai , wery
Adjective
verre (superlative verrest )
true
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:verre .
Etymology 2
Noun
verre
Alternative form of firre
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse verri .
Pronunciation
(Fredrikstad dialect) IPA (key ) :
Adjective
verre
worse ; comparative degree of vond
comparative degree of ille
comparative degree of ond
Derived terms
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