verso

See also: Verso, versó, and versò

English

Etymology

From Latin in versō foliō (“on the turned leaf, on the turned page”), the ablative case of the Latin versus (“turned, changed”) from the perfect passive participle of vertō (“turn”). Compare rēctus (“right”).

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)səʊ

Noun

verso (plural versos)

The back side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal;
(printing) The left-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an even page number.

Synonyms

(back side of a flat object): back, flipside, backside, reverse
(left-hand page of a book): reverso

Antonyms

(back side of a flat object): recto, obverse
(left-hand page of a book): recto

Translations

the back side of a flat object

Bulgarian: обратна страна f (obratna strana)
French: verso (fr) m
Greek: πίσω όψη f (píso ópsi)
Ido: reverso (io)
Italian: verso (it) m
Russian: оборотная сторона́ f (oborotnaja storoná), реверс (ru) m (revers)
Spanish: dorso (es) m, reverso (es) m

the left-hand page of a book

Bulgarian: лява страница (на отворена книга) (ljava stranica (na otvorena kniga))
French: verso (fr) m
Greek: αριστερή σελίδα f (aristerí selída), οπίσθια σελίδα f (opísthia selída)
Ido: reverso (io)
Italian: verso (it) m
Romanian: verso (ro) n
Russian: левая страни́ца f (levaja straníca)

Anagrams

Vores, overs, roves, servo, vores

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from French vers, Italian verso, German Vers, English verse and Polish wiersz, all ultimately from Latin versus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈverso]
Rhymes: -erso
Hyphenation: ver‧so

Noun

verso (accusative singular verson, plural versoj, accusative plural versojn)

line of poetry

Derived terms

versaĵo (“bit of verse”)

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *verso (compare Estonian võrsuma ~ Finnish versoa), probably borrowed from Indo-Iranian, either from Pre-Proto-Indo-Iranian *wérćos (whence Proto-Indo-Iranian *wárćas, Sanskrit वल्श (valśa, “shoot, branch”)) or Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥ćšás (whence Sanskrit वृक्ष (vṛkṣa, “tree”)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋerso/, [ˈʋe̞rs̠o̞]
Rhymes: -erso
Syllabification^(key): ver‧so

Noun

verso

sprout, shoot

Declension

Inflection of verso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		verso	versot
genitive		verson	versojen
partitive		versoa	versoja
illative		versoon	versoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		verso	versot
accusative	nom.	verso	versot
accusative	gen.	verson	versot
genitive		verson	versojen
partitive		versoa	versoja
inessive		versossa	versoissa
elative		versosta	versoista
illative		versoon	versoihin
adessive		versolla	versoilla
ablative		versolta	versoilta
allative		versolle	versoille
essive		versona	versoina
translative		versoksi	versoiksi
instructive		—	versoin
abessive		versotta	versoitta
comitative		—	versoineen

Possessive forms of verso (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	versoni	versomme
2nd person	versosi	versonne
3rd person	versonsa

Derived terms

verbs: versoa

Anagrams

servo

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin verso, ablative of versus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɛʁ.so/

Noun

verso m (plural versos)

verso, reverse, back, overleaf (of a page)
(printing) left-hand page

German

Adverb

verso

overleaf

Ido

Noun

verso (plural versi)

verse

Interlingua

Etymology

From Italian verso, French vers.

Preposition

verso

towards

Noun

verso (plural versos)

verse
verso, back of a sheet of paper

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɛr.so/[1]
Rhymes: -ɛrso
Hyphenation: vèr‧so

Etymology 1

From Latin versus. Doublet of versus.

Noun

verso m (plural versi)

(poetry) verse
song
cackle (of a hen or goose)

Etymology 2

From Latin versus (past participle of vertere).[2] Cognate to French vers (“towards”).

Preposition

verso

toward
1. in the direction of
  Synonyms: alla volta di, in direzione di
  vieni verso di me ― come to me
  il fiume scorre verso il mare
  the river flows to the sea
2. in relation to
  Synonyms: nei riguardi di, nei confronti di
  non devi nutrire odio verso nessuno
  you shouldn't harbor hate toward anyone
3. in the vicinity of; near; by
  Synonyms: dalle parti di, nelle vicinanze di
  vive verso Roma ― he lives by Rome
at about (a time)
Synonyms: circa a, poco prima, poco dopo
vengo verso le sei
I'll come at about six (o'clock)
close to (an age)
Synonyms: prossimo a, vicino a
l'ha scritto verso i vent'anni
he wrote it when he was about twenty (years old)

Verb

verso

first-person singular present indicative of versare

Preposition

verso

vicinity, proximity, nearby
around, near to, close to
Arriverà verso mezzogiorno.
She will arrive around noon.

References

verso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Angelo Prati, "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, 1951

Anagrams

servo, sevro

Latin

Alternative forms

vorsō

Etymology

Frequentative verb of vertō.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯er.soː/, [ˈu̯ɛrs̠oː]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈver.so/, [ˈvɛrso]

Verb

versō (present infinitive versāre, perfect active versāvī, supine versātum); first conjugation

I turn often, keep turning, handle, whirl about, turn over
Synonyms: vertō, circumagō
I discompose, disturb, vex, agitate
Synonyms: fatīgō, turbō, perturbō, percieō, concieō, cieō, sollicitō, agitō, angō, disturbō, īnfestō, irrītō, stimulō, ēvertō, peragō, concitō, agō, moveō, ūrō
Antonym: cōnsōlor
I overthrow, ruin, subvert
Synonyms: prōflīgō, impellō, subvertō, fundō, pervertō, ēvertō, dēturbō, sternō, prōsternō, afflīgō, dissipō, vertō
I dwell, live
Synonyms: habitō, obsideō, resideō, possideō, cōnsīdō, stabulō, iaceō, incolō, colō, vīvō, subsīdō
I think over, meditate, or reflect upon, revolve, consider
Synonyms: reflectō, ponderō, dēlīberō, putō, pendō, perpendō, cōnsīderō, reputō, cōnsulō, replicō, dubitō, cōnsultō, circumspiciō, videō
I change
Synonyms: mūtō, commūtō, vertō, cōnferō
I am in a certain condition or set of circumstances
Synonym: vertō
I occupy or busy myself with any action
Synonyms: operor, exerceō, labōrō, vertō, iactō

Conjugation

Conjugation of versō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	versō	versās	versat	versāmus	versātis	versant
	imperfect	versābam	versābās	versābat	versābāmus	versābātis	versābant
	future	versābō	versābis	versābit	versābimus	versābitis	versābunt
	perfect	versāvī	versāvistī, versāstī²	versāvit, versāt²	versāvimus, versāmus²	versāvistis, versāstis²	versāvērunt, versāvēre, versārunt²
	pluperfect	versāveram, versāram²	versāverās, versārās²	versāverat, versārat²	versāverāmus, versārāmus²	versāverātis, versārātis²	versāverant, versārant²
	future perfect	versāverō, versārō²	versāveris, versāris²	versāverit, versārit²	versāverimus, versārimus²	versāveritis, versāritis²	versāverint, versārint²
passive	present	versor	versāris, versāre	versātur	versāmur	versāminī	versantur
	imperfect	versābar	versābāris, versābāre	versābātur	versābāmur	versābāminī	versābantur
	future	versābor	versāberis, versābere	versābitur	versābimur	versābiminī	versābuntur
	perfect	versātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	versātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	versātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	versem	versēs	verset	versēmus	versētis	versent
	imperfect	versārem	versārēs	versāret	versārēmus	versārētis	versārent
	perfect	versāverim, versārim²	versāverīs, versārīs²	versāverit, versārit²	versāverīmus, versārīmus²	versāverītis, versārītis²	versāverint, versārint²
	pluperfect	versāvissem, versāssem²	versāvissēs, versāssēs²	versāvisset, versāsset²	versāvissēmus, versāssēmus²	versāvissētis, versāssētis²	versāvissent, versāssent²
passive	present	verser	versēris, versēre	versētur	versēmur	versēminī	versentur
	imperfect	versārer	versārēris, versārēre	versārētur	versārēmur	versārēminī	versārentur
	perfect	versātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	versātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	versā	—	—	versāte	—
active	future	—	versātō	versātō	—	versātōte	versantō
passive	present	—	versāre	—	—	versāminī	—
passive	future	—	versātor	versātor	—	—	versantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		versāre	versāvisse, versāsse²	versātūrum esse	versārī, versārier¹	versātum esse	versātum īrī
participles		versāns	—	versātūrus	—	versātus	versandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		versandī	versandō	versandum	versandō	versātum	versātū

¹The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
²At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

adversō
diversō
circumversō
conversō
inversō
reversō
subversō
versābilis
versābundus
versātilis
versātiō
versātus

Descendants

Albanian: vërshoj
Aromanian: versu, virsari
Catalan: vessar
French: verser
Friulian: viersâ
Galician: vesar, versar
Italian: versare
Norman: vèrser
Occitan: versar
Piedmontese: versé, vërsé
Portuguese: versar, vessar
Romanian: vărsa, vărsare
Sardinian: besciare, bessai, bessare
Sicilian: virsari
Spanish: versar

Participle

versō

dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of versus

References

“verso”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“verso”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
verso in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
verse in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛʁ.su/ [ˈvɛh.su]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛɾ.su/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛʁ.su/ [ˈvɛχ.su]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛɻ.so/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛɾ.su/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin versus.

Noun

verso m (plural versos)

verse
verso, reverse, back, overleaf (of a page)
(printing) verso, left-hand page

Related terms

versar

Verb

verso

first-person singular present indicative of versar

Romanian

Etymology

From French verso, from Latin verso.

Noun

verso n (uncountable)

verso, back

Declension

declension of verso (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) verso	versoul
genitive/dative	(unui) verso	versoului
vocative	versoule

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin versus. Compare the inherited Old Spanish viesso.

Adjective

verso (feminine versa, masculine plural versos, feminine plural versas)

(mathematics) versed

Derived terms

coseno verso
seno verso

Noun

verso m (plural versos)

verse, poem
verse, line (of a poem)
verso, reverse, back, overleaf (of a page)
(printing) verso, left-hand page
(military, weaponry) small culverin (kind of cannon)
(colloquial) lie, story, porky

Derived terms

verso libre
verso suelto

Related terms

versar

Verb

verso

first-person singular present indicative of versar

verso

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

Anagrams

Esperanto

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Further reading

German

Adverb

Ido

Noun

Interlingua

Etymology

Preposition

Noun

Italian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Etymology 2

Preposition

Verb

Preposition

References

Anagrams

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

Participle

References

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Related terms

Verb

Romanian

Etymology

Noun

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Adjective

Derived terms

Noun

Derived terms

Related terms

Verb

Further reading