vers

See also: Vers, verš, and vers.

English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /vɝs/

Adjective

vers (not comparable)

(BDSM, gay slang) Short for versatile.

Noun

vers

Abbreviation of versine or versed sine.

Synonyms

versin

Noun

vers

plural of ver

Anagrams

ERVs, Serv., VREs, revs, serv, serv.

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)

A verse, a stanza.
A short poem.
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 (third-person present indicative viarse, past participle vãrsate)

Alternative form of versu

Related terms

vãrsari
vãrsat
vãrsãture

Catalan

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛrs/

(Central) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛrs/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛɾs/

Noun

vers m (plural versos)

verse, poem

Related terms

versar

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈvers/

(Central) IPA^(key): /ˈbers/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈveɾs/

Preposition

vers

(literary) towards (in the direction of)
(literary) towards (in relation to)
(literary) towards (located approximately next to)

Synonyms

(direction): envers, devers

Related terms

invers
versus

Danish

Etymology

From Latin versus.

Noun

vers n (singular definite verset, plural indefinite vers)

verse (in songs)
single line in poem
tredje vers i femte strofe
the third line of the fifth stanza
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
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vers	verset	vers	versene
genitive	vers'	versets	vers'	versenes

Synonyms

(single line): verselinje

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)

fresh

Inflection

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

versheid
ovenvers

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)

A verse, a stanza.
A short poem.
Verse (poetic form with fixed rhyme and meter).
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

IPA^(key): /vɛʁ/
IPA^(key): /vɛʁ.z‿/ (optional liaison, but rare and discouraged)
audio (file)
Homophones: vair, vairs, ver, verre, verrent, verres, vert, verts
Rhymes: -ɛʁ

Etymology 1

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

Preposition

vers

towards
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.
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)

verse

Derived terms

vers libre

Noun

vers m

plural of ver

References

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

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin versus.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈvɛrʃ]
Rhymes: -ɛrʃ

Noun

vers (plural versek)

verse, poem
Synonyms: költemény, poéma
(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

versel
verses
versike

(Compound words):

tájvers
versfeldolgozás
versszak

References

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.)

Icelandic

Noun

vers

indefinite genitive singular of ver

Ido

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɛrs/

Preposition

vers

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

References

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)

verse
(figuratively) manner of thinking

Related terms

versett
vversja

Middle English

Alternative forms

ferrs, werse, veerce, wers, verse, verce

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)

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.
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.
Verse, poetry; the poetic form and art as a whole.
(rare) A syllable as a poetic unit.
(rare) An array of objects.

Related terms

verset
versicle
versifien
versifiour

Descendants

English: verse
Scots: varse (obsolete)

References

“vers(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-05-26.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French vers.

Preposition

vers

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)

verse

Derived terms

synge på siste verset

References

“vers” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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)

verse

References

“vers” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

verse (poetry)
- c. 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, page 182 (of the Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, 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

→ Middle English: vers, ferrs, werse, veerce, wers, verse, verce
- English: verse
- Scots: varse (obsolete)
Middle French: vers
- French: vers

References

vers on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

Etymology 2

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

Preposition

vers

toward(s)

Descendants

Middle French: vers
- French: vers

References

vers on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

Old Norse

Noun

vers

genitive singular of verr

Old Occitan

Noun

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

verse (poetry)

Piedmontese

Noun

vers m (plural vers)

verse

Derived terms

verset

Romanian

Etymology

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

Noun

vers n (plural versuri)

verse
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

vȅrz

Etymology

From Latin versus. Compare versificírati / vèrsifikovati.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋêrs/

Noun

vȅrs m (Cyrillic spelling ве̏рс)

(archaic) verse

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

Synonyms

stȉh

References

“vers” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin versus (“turning”).

Pronunciation

Audio (file)
Rhymes: -æʂ

Noun

vers c

verse, poetry, rhyme
han skriver vers
he writes poetry
julhälsningen var skriven på vers
the Christmas greeting was written in verse
a poem
han har skrivit en vers till mig
he has written a poem to me
a verse (of a song)
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

Related terms

verserad
versmått

Anagrams

revs

[1] Picoche, Jacqueline; Jean-Claude Rolland (2009) Dictionnaire étymologique du français (in French), Paris: Dictionnaires Le Robert

[2] 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.)

vers

English

Pronunciation

Adjective

Noun

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Noun

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Aromanian

Etymology

Verb

Related terms

See also

Catalan

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Related terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Preposition

Synonyms

Related terms

Further reading

Danish

Etymology

Noun

Usage notes

Declension

Synonyms

Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adjective

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

Etymology 2

Noun

Derived terms

Descendants

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Preposition

Etymology 2

Noun

Derived terms

Noun

References

Further reading

Hungarian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

References

Further reading

Icelandic

Noun

Ido

Etymology

Pronunciation

Preposition

See also

References

Maltese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Related terms

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology