reverso

See also: reversó

English

Noun

reverso (plural reversos)

1. (printing) Any of the left-hand pages of a book.

Synonyms

• verso

Antonyms

• recto

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from English reversi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈverso/
• Rhymes: -erso
• Syllabification: re‧ver‧so

Noun

reverso (uncountable, accusative reverson)

1. reversi, Othello

   Synonym: otelo

Latin

Etymology

Found in Late Latin. From re- +‎ versō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [rɛˈwɛr.soː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [reˈvɛr.so]

Verb

reversō (present infinitive reversāre, perfect active reversāvī, supine reversātum); first conjugation

1. (Late Latin) to turn back, turn around
2. (Late Latin) to turn round, invert

Conjugation

   Conjugation of reversō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	reversō		reversās		reversat		reversāmus		reversātis		reversant
	imperfect	reversābam		reversābās		reversābat		reversābāmus		reversābātis		reversābant
	future	reversābō		reversābis		reversābit		reversābimus		reversābitis		reversābunt
	perfect	reversāvī		reversāvistī		reversāvit		reversāvimus		reversāvistis		reversāvērunt, reversāvēre
	pluperfect	reversāveram		reversāverās		reversāverat		reversāverāmus		reversāverātis		reversāverant
	future perfect	reversāverō		reversāveris		reversāverit		reversāverimus		reversāveritis		reversāverint
passive	present	reversor		reversāris, reversāre		reversātur		reversāmur		reversāminī		reversantur
	imperfect	reversābar		reversābāris, reversābāre		reversābātur		reversābāmur		reversābāminī		reversābantur
	future	reversābor		reversāberis, reversābere		reversābitur		reversābimur		reversābiminī		reversābuntur
	perfect	reversātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	reversātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	reversātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	reversem		reversēs		reverset		reversēmus		reversētis		reversent
	imperfect	reversārem		reversārēs		reversāret		reversārēmus		reversārētis		reversārent
	perfect	reversāverim		reversāverīs		reversāverit		reversāverīmus		reversāverītis		reversāverint
	pluperfect	reversāvissem		reversāvissēs		reversāvisset		reversāvissēmus		reversāvissētis		reversāvissent
passive	present	reverser		reversēris, reversēre		reversētur		reversēmur		reversēminī		reversentur
	imperfect	reversārer		reversārēris, reversārēre		reversārētur		reversārēmur		reversārēminī		reversārentur
	perfect	reversātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	reversātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		reversā		—		—		reversāte		—
	future	—		reversātō		reversātō		—		reversātōte		reversantō
passive	present	—		reversāre		—		—		reversāminī		—
	future	—		reversātor		reversātor		—		—		reversantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		reversāre			reversārī			reversāns			—
future		reversātūrum esse			reversātum īrī			reversātūrus			reversandus
perfect		reversāvisse			reversātum esse			—			reversātus
future perfect		—			reversātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		reversātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		reversandī		reversandō		reversandum		reversandō		reversātum		reversātū

Descendants

• Catalan: revessar
• English: reverse
• Italian: riversare, rovesciare
• Neapolitan: reverzà
• Portuguese: reversar, revessar
• Romanian: revărsa
• Spanish: rebosar, revesar

References

• “reverso”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “reverso”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reversus (“returned”), active participle of revertor (“to turn back; to return”), from re- +‎ vertō (“to turn”). Doublet of revés, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈvɛʁ.su/ [heˈvɛh.su]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈvɛʁ.su/ [heˈvɛh.su]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈvɛɾ.su/ [heˈvɛɾ.su]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈvɛʁ.su/ [χeˈvɛχ.su]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈvɛɻ.su/ [heˈvɛɻ.su]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈvɛɾ.su/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈvɛɾ.su/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈbɛɾ.su/ [ʁɨˈβɛɾ.su]

• Hyphenation: re‧ver‧so

Adjective

reverso (feminine reversa, masculine plural reversos, feminine plural reversas, not comparable)

1. reversed; turned around

   Synonyms: revirado, virado

2. opposite; contrary

   Synonyms: contrário, oposto

Noun

reverso m (plural reversos)

1. back (the reverse side)

   Synonyms: revés, traseiro

   Antonym: frente

2. opposite (the contrary of something)

   Synonyms: contrário, oposto

Derived terms

• reverso da medalha

Related terms

• reversal
• reversamente
• reversão
• reversar
• reversibilidade
• reversivamente
• reversível
• reversivo
• reversor
• revertência
• revertente
• reverter
• revertere
• revertério
• revertido
• revertível

Further reading

• “reverso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “reverso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈbeɾso/ [reˈβ̞eɾ.so]
• Rhymes: -eɾso
• Syllabification: re‧ver‧so

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin reversus. Doublet of revés.

Noun

reverso m (plural reversos)

1. back, back side, reverse

   Synonyms: revés, envés

Derived terms

• reverso de la medalla

Related terms

• revesar
• verso

Etymology 2

Verb

reverso

1. first-person singular present indicative of reversar

Further reading

• “reverso”, 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