vers

See also verš

English

Adjective

vers (not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of versatile.

Noun

vers

1. Abbreviation of versine or versed sine.

Synonyms

• versin

Anagrams

• ERVs, revs

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛrs
• IPA: /vɛrs/

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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch versch, from Old Dutch *fersk, *frisk, from Frankish *fersk, *frisk, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *preisk-. Compare German frisch, West Frisian farsk, English fresh, Danish and Norwegian fersk. Doublet of fris.

Adjective

vers (comparative verser, superlative meest vers or verst)

1. fresh

Declension

Declension of vers

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		vers	verser
neuter singular	indefinite	vers	verser
	definite	verse	versere	verste	verst, verste
common singular		verse	versere	verste	verste
plural		verse	versere	verste	verste
partitive		vers	versers

Derived terms

• versheid

Etymology 2

Noun

vers f (plural verzen, diminutive versje)

1. verse, stanza
2. poem

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French

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /vɛʁ/
• X-SAMPA: /vER/
• Homophones: vair, vaire, ver, verre, verres, vert, verts
• Rhymes: -ɛʁ

Etymology 1

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

Preposition

vers

1. towards
2. around, circa (with a date)

Etymology 2

From Latin versus.

Noun

vers m (plural vers)

1. verse

Etymology 3

Noun

vers m pl

1. Plural form of ver

Anagrams

• serv

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈvɛrʃ/

Etymology 1

From Latin versus

Noun

vers (plural versek)

1. verse
2. poem

Declension

declension of vers 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

possessives of vers possessor singular possession plural possession 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

Synonyms

• költemény
• poéma

Etymology 2

Of unknown origin.

Noun

vers (plural versek)

1. (obsolete) race

Declension

declension of vers 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

possessives of vers possessor singular possession plural possession 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

• verseng
• verseny

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Ido

Preposition

vers

1. toward

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French vers, Italian verso, Latin versus.

Noun

vers n (plural versuri)

1. verse
2. lyric

Declension

declension of vers

	singular		plural
gender n	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	un vers	versul	niște versuri	versurile
genitive/dative	unui vers	versului	unor versuri	versurilor

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

vers m (Cyrillic spelling верс)

1. (archaic) verse

Declension

    declension of vers

	singular	plural
nominative	vers	versi
genitive	versa	versa
dative	versu	versima
accusative	vers	verse
vocative	verse	versi
locative	versu	versima
instrumental	versom	versima

Synonyms

• stih, verz

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

vers c

1. verse, poetry, rhyme

   han skriver vers

   he writes poetry

   julhälsningen var skriven på vers

   the Christmas greeting was written in verse

2. a poem

   han har skrivit en vers till mig

   he has written a poem to me

3. a verse (of a song)
4. 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
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vers	versen	verser	verserna
genitive	vers	versens	versers	versernas

Related terms

• verserad
• versmått

See also

• dikt
• poem
• poesi
• rim
• refräng
• sång
• visa