envers

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Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

envers

  1. towards, toward
    Synonyms: vers, devers

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.vɛʁ/
  • (file)

Etymology 1[edit]

Nominalisation of the Old French adjective envers, inherited from Latin inversus. Doublet of inverse.

Noun[edit]

envers m (plural envers)

  1. reverse
  2. inverse
  3. back
  4. wrong side
  5. other side
  6. seamy side ("l'envers de la vie")
  7. inside
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Sicilian: ammeri
  • Spanish: anverso

Etymology 2[edit]

Univerbation of en +‎ vers. Compare endroit.

Preposition[edit]

envers

  1. in relation to
  2. toward

Further reading[edit]