vers

See also: Vers, verš, and vers.

English

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

Adjective

vers (not comparable)

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

Noun

vers

  1. Abbreviation of versine or versed sine.
Synonyms

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
  • IPA(key): /fɛrs/

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

See also

Catalan

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Noun

vers m (plural versos)

  1. verse, poem

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)

Further reading

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
  • (single line): verselinje

Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɛrs/
  • audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: vers
  • Rhymes: -ɛrs

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
Declension 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
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
  • versregel
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: vers
  • Negerhollands: vaers

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Latin versus (past participle of vertere).[1] 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

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

Wikisource hu

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin versus.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛrʃ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛrʃ

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
  • IPA(key): /vɛrs/

Preposition

vers

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

See also

References

    Ingrian

    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation
    • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋers/, [ˈʋe̞rz̠]
    • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋers/, [ˈʋe̞rʒ̥]
    • Rhymes: -ers
    • Hyphenation: vers

    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
    • IPA(key): /vɛrs/

    Noun

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

    1. verse
    2. (figuratively) manner of thinking

    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

    References

    Middle French

    Etymology

    From Old French vers.

    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 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
    • IPA(key): /ʋêrs/

    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
    • Audio(file)
    • Rhymes: -æʂ

    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
    • verserad

    See also

    References

    Anagrams
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