Vers
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German vers, from Old High German fers, from Latin versus.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /fɛrs/, [fɛʁs], [fɛɐ̯s], (Austria) /vɛrs/
- One of five Latinate words in which initial v- is /f/; compare Vesper, Vettel, Vize, Vogt.
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Noun edit
Vers m (strong, genitive Verses, plural Verse, diminutive Verschen n or Verslein n)
- line (of a poem or song)
- Der erste Vers reimt sich auf den zweiten.
- The first line rhymes with the second.
- (usually in the plural) verse, poetry
- Ist die Übersetzung in Versen oder Prosa?
- Is the translation in verse or prose?
- verse (short, often popular poem)
- Das Kind sagte einen Vers auf.
- The child recited a verse.
- verse of a holy book (Bible, Quran etc.)
- Matthäus, Kapitel 28, Verse 18 bis 20
- Matthew, chapter 28, verses 18 to 20
- (colloquial, loosely) stanza, verse (section of a longer poem consisting of several lines)
- Synonym: (usual) Strophe
Declension edit
Declension of Vers [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Vers” in Duden online
- Vers on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Vers” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Icelandic edit
Proper noun edit
Vers
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German vers, from Old High German fers, from Latin versus.
Noun edit
Vers m (plural Versen)