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See also: Vers, verš, and vers.

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /vɝs/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Adjective

vers (not comparable)

  1. (BDSM, LGBT slang) Short for versatile.

Etymology 2

Noun

vers

  1. Abbreviation of versine or versed sine.
Synonyms

Etymology 3

Noun

vers

  1. plural of ver

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Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vers, from Middle Dutch vers, from Old Dutch vers, from Latin versus.

Pronunciation

Noun

vers (plural verse, diminutive versie)

  1. A verse, a stanza.
  2. A short poem.
  3. A verse; a line, sentence or similarly short passage of a text, usually in prose.

Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin versō. Compare Romanian vărsa, vars.

Verb

vers first-singular present indicative (third-person singular present indicative viarse, past participle vãrsate)

  1. Alternative form of versu

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Catalan

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Noun

vers m (plural versos)

  1. verse, poem
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin versus (“toward, facing”).

Pronunciation

Preposition

vers

  1. (literary) towards (in the direction of)
    Synonyms: envers, devers
  2. (literary) towards (in relation to)
  3. (literary) towards (located approximately next to)
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Danish

Etymology

From Latin versus.

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

Declension of vers
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vers verset vers versene
genitive vers' versets vers' versenes

Synonyms

Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

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 fersk, Norwegian Bokmål fersk, Swedish färsk.

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 vers verser het verst
het verste
indefinite m./f. sing. verse versere verste
n. sing. vers verser verste
plural verse versere verste
definite verse versere verste
partitive vers versers —
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: vars
  • Negerhollands: versch

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch vers, from Old Dutch vers, from Latin versus.

Noun

vers n (plural verzen, diminutive versje n)

  1. A verse, a stanza.
  2. A short poem.
  3. Verse (poetic form with fixed rhyme and meter).
  4. A verse; a line, sentence or similarly short passage of a text, usually in prose.
Derived terms
Descendants

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Preposition

vers

  1. towards
  2. to
    Elle a traduit les paroles de sa chanson préférée du français vers l’anglais.
    She translated the lyrics of her favorite song from French to English.
  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
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Noun

vers m

  1. plural of ver

References

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

Further reading

Hungarian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin versus.

Pronunciation

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
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		versé verseké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		verséi versekéi
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. ^ vers in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • vers in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Icelandic

Noun

vers

  1. indefinite genitive singular of ver

Ido

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Preposition

vers

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

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References


Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *virci. Cognates include Finnish virsi and Estonian virs.

Pronunciation

Noun

vers

  1. poem, traditional song
    laulaa verttä ― to sing a folk poem
  2. Short for kirkkovers (“psalm”).

Declension

Declension of vers (type 5/vesi, rt-rr gradation)
singular plural
nominative vers verret
genitive verren versiin, versilöin
partitive verttä versiä, versilöjä
illative vertee versii, versilöihe
inessive verrees versiis, versilöis
elative verrest versist, versilöist
allative verrelle versille, versilöille
adessive verreel versiil, versilöil
ablative verrelt versilt, versilöilt
translative verreks versiks, versilöiks
essive verteennä, verteen versiinnä, versilöinnä, versiin, versilöin
exessive1) vertent versint, versilöint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 657

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian verso and/or Sicilian versu, from Latin versus.

Pronunciation

Noun

vers m (dual versejn, plural versi or vrus or vrejjes, diminutive vrejjes)

  1. verse
  2. (figuratively) manner of thinking

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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.

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Descendants

References

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French vers.

Preposition

vers

  1. toward(s)

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

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

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

From Old Norse vers, versi, from Latin versus.

Pronunciation

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

  1. verse (poetry)
    • c. 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, page 182, 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 Norse

Noun

vers

  1. genitive singular of verr

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

Declension of vers
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) vers versul (niște) versuri versurile
genitive/dative (unui) vers versului (unor) versuri versurilor
vocative versule versurilor

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin versus. Compare versificírati / vèrsifikovati.

Pronunciation

Noun

vȅrs m (Cyrillic spelling ве̏рс)

  1. (archaic) verse
    Synonym: stȉh

Declension

Declension of vers
singular plural
nominative vȅrs versi
genitive vȅrsa vȇrsā
dative versu versima
accusative vers verse
vocative verse versi
locative versu versima
instrumental versom versima

References

  • “vers” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin versus (“turning”).

Pronunciation

Noun

vers c

  1. verse (as opposed to prose)
    Antonym: prosa
    Han skriver vers
    He writes in verse
    Julhälsningen var skriven på vers
    The Christmas greeting was written in verse
  2. a verse (of a song)
    Synonym: (rare) strof
    Andra versen i visan är rätt snuskig
    The second verse of the song is pretty dirty
    Jag gillar gitarrspelet i versen
    I like the guitar playing in the verse
  3. (technical) a stich (line of poetry)
  4. (informal) a stanza (of a poem)
    Synonym: strof
  5. (informal, by extension) a (short) poem
    Han har skrivit en vers till mig
    He has written a poem for me
  6. 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

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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