envers

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əmˈbɛrs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əɱˈves]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eɱˈvers]

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Adverb

envers

1. towards, toward

   Synonyms: vers, devers

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.vɛʁ/

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

envers m (invariable)

1. reverse
2. inverse
3. back
4. wrong side
5. other side
6. seamy side ("l'envers de la vie")
7. inside

Derived terms

• à l'envers
• envers du décor
• verlan

Descendants

• Sicilian: ammeri
• → Spanish: anverso

Etymology 2

By surface analysis, univerbation of en +‎ vers; cognate with Italian inverso.

Preposition

envers

1. in relation to, toward

   être gentils les uns envers les autres ― to all be nice toward each other

2. (obsolete) toward

Derived terms

• envers et contre tous

Related terms

• adversaire
• aversion
• convers
• converser
• convertir
• devers
• divers
• inverser
• revers
• travers
• traverser
• vers
• verser
• version

Further reading

• “envers”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012