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vers

See also: Vers, verš, and vers.

English edit

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

vers (not comparable)

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

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

vers

  1. Abbreviation of versine or versed sine.
Synonyms edit

Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

vers

  1. plural of ver

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Anagrams edit

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Latin versō. Compare Romanian vărsa, vars.

Verb edit

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

  1. Alternative form of versu

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Catalan edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

vers m (plural versos)

  1. verse, poem
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Etymology 2 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Preposition edit

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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Further reading edit

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Latin versus.

Noun edit

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 edit

The first definition is common among layfolk, while the second is used otherwise.

Declension edit

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

Synonyms edit

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Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

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 edit

vers (comparative verser, superlative meest vers or verst)

  1. fresh
Inflection edit
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 edit
Descendants edit
  • Afrikaans: vars
  • Negerhollands: versch

Etymology 2 edit

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

Noun edit

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.
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Descendants edit

French edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Latin versus (past participle of vertere).[1] Cognate to Italian verso (preposition).

Preposition edit

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 edit

From Latin versus.

Noun edit

vers m (plural vers)

  1. verse
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Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

vers m

  1. plural of ver

References edit

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

Further reading edit

Hungarian edit

Hungarian  Wikisource has original text related to this entry:

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin versus.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

vers (plural versek)

  1. verse, poem
    Synonyms: költemény, poéma
  2. (obsolete) race (competition)

Declension edit

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 edit

(Compound words):

References edit

  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 edit

  • 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 edit

Noun edit

vers

  1. indefinite genitive singular of ver

Ido edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Preposition edit

vers

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

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Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

vers

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

Declension edit

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 edit

References edit

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

Maltese edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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 edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From a combination of Old French vers and Old English fers, both from Latin versus.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /vɛrs/, /vɛːrs/, /fɛrs/

Noun edit

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 edit

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Middle French edit

Etymology edit

From Old French vers.

Preposition edit

vers

  1. toward(s)

Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology edit

From Latin versus and Old Norse vers.

Noun edit

vers n (definite singular verset, indefinite plural vers, definite plural versa or versene)

  1. verse

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology edit

From Old Norse vers, versi, from Latin versus.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

vers n (definite singular verset, indefinite plural vers, definite plural versa)

  1. verse

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Old French edit

Etymology 1 edit

Latin versus (“verse; line (of poetry)”).

Noun edit

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
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Etymology 2 edit

Latin versus (“turned, changed, having been turned”).

Preposition edit

vers

  1. toward(s)
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Old Norse edit

Noun edit

vers

  1. genitive singular of verr

Old Occitan edit

Noun edit

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

  1. verse (poetry)

Piedmontese edit

Noun edit

vers m (plural vers)

  1. verse

Derived terms edit

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French vers, Italian verso, Latin versus. Doublet of viers, which was inherited.

Noun edit

vers n (plural versuri)

  1. verse
  2. lyric

Declension edit

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 edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin versus. Compare versificírati / vèrsifikovati.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

vȅrs m (Cyrillic spelling ве̏рс)

  1. (archaic) verse
    Synonym: stȉh

Declension edit

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 edit

  • “vers” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Latin versus (“turning”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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 edit

Declension of vers 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vers versen verser verserna
Genitive vers versens versers versernas

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