véarsa

Irish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English verse, ultimately from Latin versus (“a line in writing, and in poetry a verse; (originally) row, furrow”), from vertō (“I turn around”).

Noun edit

véarsa m (genitive singular véarsa, nominative plural véarsaí)

verse; stanza; (biblical) verse

Declension edit

Declension of véarsa

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	véarsa	véarsaí
Vocative	a véarsa	a véarsaí
Genitive	véarsa	véarsaí
Dative	véarsa	véarsaí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an véarsa	na véarsaí
Genitive	an véarsa	na véarsaí
Dative	leis an véarsa don véarsa	leis na véarsaí

Derived terms edit

véarsaíocht f (“versification; verse”)

References edit

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “véarsa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN