vèr

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ver"

Louisiana Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɛɾ

Etymology 1

Inherited from French vert (“green”).

Adjective

vèr

1. green (of a green color)
2. (of fruits, etc.) green (unripe)
3. (of food) fresh
4. inexperienced, naïve

Alternative forms

• vær, væt, vè

See also

Colors in Louisiana Creole · koulær-yé (layout · text)

blan	gri	nwa, nwar
rouj	zoranj; brun, maron	jonn, jònn
	vè, vèr, vær, væt	vè fonsé
sèrsèl		blé, ble
vyolé, vyolèt	lila	ròz, roz

Etymology 2

Inherited from French verre (“glass; drinking glass”).

Noun

vèr

1. glass (substance)
2. (a) glass (drinking implement)

   Synonym: goblé

Alternative forms

• vè

Etymology 3

Inherited from French ver (“worm”).

Noun

vèr

1. (a) worm
2. (a) maggot

Alternative forms

• dévè, dévèr, lévèr

Derived terms

• vèr solitèr (“tapeworm”)

 

Related terms

• dévèr de tèr (“earthworm”)
• vè a tèr (“earthworm”)

 

Norman

Etymology

From Old French verm (“worm”), from Latin vermis (“worm”).

Noun

vèr m (plural vèrs)

1. (Jersey) worm

Derived terms

• vèr à souaie (“silkworm”)
• vèr dé tèrre (“earthworm”)
• vèr solitaithe (“tapeworm”)

Occitan

Alternative forms

• vèrs
• cap a

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛr/

Preposition

vèr

1. (Guardiol) toward

Piedmontese

Noun

vèr m (plural vèr)

1. boar