revers
See also: Revers and revers'
English
Alternative forms
- rever
- revere
Etymology
Borrowed from French revers (“lapel, reverse side”). Doublet of reverse.
Noun
revers (plural revers)
- A lapel of a garment, turned back to show the reverse side.
Translations
lapel, reversed
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Noun
revers
- plural of rever
Anagrams
- server, verser
Czech
Alternative forms
- reverz
Etymology
From German Revers.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrɛvɛrs]
Noun
revers m
- a legal document, in which an inpatient, leaving a hospital against his medical doctor's advice, assumes responsibility for any potential consequences of his leaving
- reverse, verso, tail
Usage notes
- In the "legal document" sense almost never used other than in these expressions:
- podat revers ― to sign the document
- podepsat revers ― to sign the document
- odejít na revers ― to leave a hospital having signed the document
Further reading
- revers in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- revers in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Noun
revers c (singular definite reversen, plural indefinite reverser)
- reverse
Inflection
Declension of revers
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | revers | reversen | reverser | reverserne |
| genitive | revers' | reversens | reversers | reversernes |
Noun
revers c or n (singular definite reversen or reverset, plural indefinite reverser, plural definite reverserne)
- revers
Dutch
Etymology
From French revers and Latin reversus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rəˈvɛːr/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: re‧vers
Noun
revers m (plural revers)
- revers, lapel
Anagrams
- verser
French
Etymology
From Old French revers, from Latin reversus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁə.vɛʁ/
- Rhymes: -ɛʁ
Noun
revers m (plural revers)
- reverse side
- backhand
- 1836, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, chapter XXXV, in Louis Viardot, transl., L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche, volume I, Paris: J[acques]-J[ulien] Dubochet et Cie, éditeurs, […], OCLC 763899327:
- Au secours, seigneurs, au secours ! venez à l’aide de mon seigneur, qui est engagé dans la plus formidable et la plus sanglante bataille que mes yeux aient jamais vue. Vive Dieu ! il a porté un tel revers au géant ennemi de madame la princesse Micomicona, qu’il lui a tranché la tête à rasibus des épaules, comme si c’eût été un navet.
- Help, good sirs, help! Come to the help of my master, who is engaged in the most formidable and the most bloody battle that my eyes have ever seen. By God! He delivered such a backhand to the giant enemy of the lady princess of Micomicona that he sliced off his head cleanly from the shoulders, as if it had been a turnip.
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- (tennis) backhand
- Antonym: coup droit
Derived terms
- revers de fortune
- revers de la médaille
Descendants
- → English: rever, revers
- → Romanian: rever
Further reading
- “revers”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- resver, verres, verser
Middle English
Adverb
revers
- In a reverse way or direction; upside-down. [from 14thc.]
- 1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book XVIII, [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, OCLC 71490786; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: David Nutt, […], 1889, OCLC 890162034:
- they three smote hym at onys with their spearys, and with fors of themselff they smote Sir Launcelottis horse revers to the erthe.
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin reversus via French revers.
Noun
revers m (definite singular reversen, indefinite plural reverser, definite plural reversene)
- the reverse side of a coin or medal
- reverse gear in a vehicle or machine
- sette bilen i revers ― put the car in reverse
References
- “revers” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin reversus via French revers.
Noun
revers m (definite singular reversen, indefinite plural reversar, definite plural reversane)
- the reverse side of a coin or medal
- reverse gear in a vehicle or machine
- setje bilen i revers ― put the car in reverse
References
- “revers” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Etymology
From Latin reversus.
Noun
revers m (oblique plural revers, nominative singular revers, nominative plural revers)
- reverse; opposite; contrary
- veez cy le fet qe prove le revers
- see here the fact that proves the contrary
Adjective
revers m (oblique and nominative feminine singular reverse)
- opposite; reverse
Descendants
- French: revers
- → English: reverse, revers
Romanian
Etymology
From French revers, from Latin Revers.
Noun
revers n (plural reversuri)
- reverse
Declension
Declension of revers
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) revers | reversul | (niște) reversuri | reversurile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) revers | reversului | (unor) reversuri | reversurilor |
| vocative | reversule | reversurilor | ||