inverso

Esperanto

Etymology

From inversa (“inverse”, adjective) +‎ -o (nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈverso/
• Rhymes: -erso
• Syllabification: in‧ver‧so

Noun

inverso (accusative singular inverson, plural inversoj, accusative plural inversojn)

1. inverse

References

• “inverso”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-present

Galician

Etymology

From Latin inversus.

Adjective

inverso (feminine inversa, masculine plural inversos, feminine plural inversas)

1. inverse, opposite, reciprocal

Related terms

• inverter

Further reading

• “inverso”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto inverso, English inverse, French inverse, German invers, Italian inverso, Spanish inverso. By surface analysis, inversa +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈverso/
• Hyphenation: in‧ver‧so

Noun

inverso (plural inversi)

1. inverse

References

• inverso in Ido-English Dictionary by L.H. Dyer, 1924

Istriot

Preposition

inverso

1. towards (to a direction or place)
   • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 40:

     Vuoltite biunduleîna inverso lai,

     Turn around towards this place, little blonde,

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈvɛr.so/
• Rhymes: -ɛrso
• Hyphenation: in‧vèr‧so

Etymology 1

From Latin inversus.

Adjective

inverso (feminine inversa, masculine plural inversi, feminine plural inverse)

1. reverse, inverted, opposite, contrary, inverse, upside down

   Synonyms: invertito, opposto, contrario

Noun

inverso m (plural inversi)

1. the opposite, the contrary

   Synonyms: opposto, contrario

2. (arithmetic) reciprocal

Etymology 2

By surface analysis, univerbation of in +‎ verso; cognate with French envers.

Preposition

inverso (obsolete, poetic)

1. toward

   Synonyms: verso, incontro a

Alternative forms

• inver

Related terms

• inversamente
• inversione
• inversivo
• invertire

Further reading

• inverso¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• inverso² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• inverso² in Treccani.it – Enciclopedia Dantesca (1970), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• nervosi, nevrosi, svinerò, versino, vinsero

Latin

Etymology 1

Participle

inversō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of inversus

Etymology 2

From in- (“against / (intensifier)”) +‎ versō, or alternatively, from invertō (“invert, turn upside down, upset”) +‎ -tō (frequentative suffix).

Verb

inversō (present infinitive inversāre, perfect active inversāvī, supine inversātum); first conjugation

1. to invert

Conjugation

   Conjugation of inversō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	inversō		inversās		inversat		inversāmus		inversātis		inversant
	imperfect	inversābam		inversābās		inversābat		inversābāmus		inversābātis		inversābant
	future	inversābō		inversābis		inversābit		inversābimus		inversābitis		inversābunt
	perfect	inversāvī		inversāvistī		inversāvit		inversāvimus		inversāvistis		inversāvērunt, inversāvēre
	pluperfect	inversāveram		inversāverās		inversāverat		inversāverāmus		inversāverātis		inversāverant
	future perfect	inversāverō		inversāveris		inversāverit		inversāverimus		inversāveritis		inversāverint
passive	present	inversor		inversāris, inversāre		inversātur		inversāmur		inversāminī		inversantur
	imperfect	inversābar		inversābāris, inversābāre		inversābātur		inversābāmur		inversābāminī		inversābantur
	future	inversābor		inversāberis, inversābere		inversābitur		inversābimur		inversābiminī		inversābuntur
	perfect	inversātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	inversātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	inversātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	inversem		inversēs		inverset		inversēmus		inversētis		inversent
	imperfect	inversārem		inversārēs		inversāret		inversārēmus		inversārētis		inversārent
	perfect	inversāverim		inversāverīs		inversāverit		inversāverīmus		inversāverītis		inversāverint
	pluperfect	inversāvissem		inversāvissēs		inversāvisset		inversāvissēmus		inversāvissētis		inversāvissent
passive	present	inverser		inversēris, inversēre		inversētur		inversēmur		inversēminī		inversentur
	imperfect	inversārer		inversārēris, inversārēre		inversārētur		inversārēmur		inversārēminī		inversārentur
	perfect	inversātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	inversātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		inversā		—		—		inversāte		—
	future	—		inversātō		inversātō		—		inversātōte		inversantō
passive	present	—		inversāre		—		—		inversāminī		—
	future	—		inversātor		inversātor		—		—		inversantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		inversāre			inversārī			inversāns			—
future		inversātūrum esse			inversātum īrī			inversātūrus			inversandus
perfect		inversāvisse			inversātum esse			—			inversātus
future perfect		—			inversātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		inversātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		inversandī		inversandō		inversandum		inversandō		inversātum		inversātū

Descendants

• French: inverser

References

• “inverso” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inversus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈvɛʁ.su/ [ĩˈvɛh.su]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈvɛʁ.su/ [ĩˈvɛh.su]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ĩˈvɛɾ.su/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩˈvɛʁ.su/ [ĩˈvɛχ.su]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ĩˈvɛɻ.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈvɛʁ.so/ [ĩˈvɛh.so]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩˈvɛɾ.su/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩˈvɛɾ.su/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩˈbɛɾ.su/

• Hyphenation: in‧ver‧so

Adjective

inverso (feminine inversa, masculine plural inversos, feminine plural inversas)

1. inverse; opposite

Related terms

• inverter

Further reading

• “inverso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin inversus, perfect passive participle of invertō (“turn upside down”). Doublet of anverso and envés.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imˈbeɾso/ [ĩmˈbeɾ.so]
• Rhymes: -eɾso
• Syllabification: in‧ver‧so

Adjective

inverso (feminine inversa, masculine plural inversos, feminine plural inversas)

1. inverted, reverse
2. opposite

   Synonym: opuesto

Derived terms

• a la inversa
• matriz inversa
• por la inversa
• psicología inversa

Related terms

• invertir

Further reading

• “inverso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025