verso

See also Verso

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)səʊ

Noun

Wikipedia verso (plural versos)

1. The back side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet or a leaf or a coin or a medal.
2. Therefore, (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

Antonyms

• (back side of a flat object): recto, obverse

Translations

the back side of a flat object

French : verso (fr) m. Ido: reverso (io)

Russian: оборотная сторона (ru) f., реверс (ru) m. Spanish : dorso (es) m., reverso (es) m.

the left-hand page of a book

French: verso (fr) m. Greek: αριστερή σελίδα  (el) (aristerí selída) f., οπίσθια σελίδα (el) (opísthia selída) f.

Ido: reverso (io) Russian: левая страница (ru) f.

Anagrams

• overs
• roves
• servo

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Esperanto

Noun

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

1. line of poetry

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Finnish

Wikipedia ^fi

(index ve)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ver‧so

Noun

verso

1. sprout, shoot

Declension

Declension of verso (type valo) singular plural nominative verso versot genitive verson versojen partitive versoa versoja accusative verso verson versot 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

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /vɛʁ.so/, SAMPA: /vER.so/

Noun

verso m. (plural versos)

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

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German

Adverb

verso

1. overleaf

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Ido

Noun

verso (plural versi)

1. verse

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Interlingua

Etymology

From Italian verso, French vers.

Preposition

verso

1. towards

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Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin versus.

Noun

verso m. (plural versi)

1. verse
2. song
3. cackle (of a hen or goose)

Etymology 2

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

Preposition

verso

1. toward

Etymology 3

Verb

verso

1. first-person singular present tense of versare

Anagrams

• servo

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Latin

Etymology

Frequentative of verto.

Verb

present active versō, present infinitive versāre, perfect active versāvī, supine versātum.

1. I turn, wind, twist or whirl about.
2. I turn over in mind, meditate.

Inflection

First Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	versō	versās	versat	versāmus	versātis	versant
	future	versābō	versābis	versābit	versābimus	versābitis	versābunt
	imperfect	versābam	versābās	versābat	versābāmus	versābātis	versābant
	perfect	versāvī	versāvistī	versāvit	versāvimus	versāvistis	versāvērunt
	future perfect	versāverō	versāveris	versāverit	versāverimus	versāveritis	versāverint
	pluperfect	versāveram	versāverās	versāverat	versāverāmus	versāverātis	versāverant
passive	present	versor	versāris	versātur	versāmur	versāminī	versantur
	future	versābor	versāberis	versābitur	versābimur	versābiminī	versābuntur
	imperfect	versābar	versābāris	versābātur	versābāmur	versābāminī	versābantur
	perfect	Use versātus m., versāta f., versātum n. followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use versātus m., versāta f., versātum n. followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use versātus m., versāta f., versātum n. followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	versem	versēs	verset	versēmus	versētis	versent
	imperfect	versārem	versārēs	versāret	versārēmus	versārētis	versārent
	perfect	versāverim	versāverīs	versāverit	versāverīmus	versāverītis	versāverint
	pluperfect	versāvissem	versāvissēs	versāvisset	versāvissēmus	versāvissētis	versāvissent
passive	present	verser	versēris	versētur	versēmur	versēminī	versentur
	imperfect	versārer	versārēris	versārētur	versārēmur	versārēminī	versārentur
	perfect	Use versātus m., versāta f., versātum n. followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use versātus m., versāta f., versātum n. followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	versā	versātō	versātō	versāre	versātor	versātor
	plural	versāte	versātōte	versantō	versāminī	—	versantor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		versāre	versāvisse	versātūrus esse	versārī	versātus esse	versātum īrī
participles		versāns (versantis)	—	versātūrus-ra, -rum	—	versātus-a, -um	versandus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

• adversō
• diversō
• conversō
• reversō

Descendants

• French: verser
• Italian: versare
• Romanian: vărsa
• Spanish: versar

References

• verso in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
• verse in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Participle

versō

1. dative masculine singular of versus
2. dative neuter singular of versus
3. ablative masculine singular of versus
4. ablative neuter singular of versus

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Portuguese

Noun

verso m., versos pl.

1. verse
2. verso, reverse, back, overleaf (of a page)
3. (printing) verso, left-hand page

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Spanish

Adjective

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

1. (mathematics) versed

Etymology

From Latin versus.

Noun

verso m. (plural versos)

1. verse, poem
2. verse, line (of a poem)
3. verso, reverse, back, overleaf (of a page)
4. (printing) verso, left-hand page
5. (artillery): small culverin (kind of cannon)

Verb

verso (infinitive versar)

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of versar.