verso

See also: Verso, versó, and versò

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)səʊ

Noun

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. (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, backside

Antonyms

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

Translations

the back side of a flat object

• French: verso (fr) m
• Greek: πίσω όψη f (píso ópsi)
• Ido: reverso (io)

• Italian: verso (it) m
• Russian: оборотная сторона́ f (oborotnaja storoná), реверс (ru) m (revers)
• Spanish: dorso (es) m, reverso (es) m

the left-hand page of a book

• French: verso (fr) m
• Greek: αριστερή σελίδα f (aristerí selída), οπίσθια σελίδα f (opísthia selída)
• Ido: reverso (io)

• Italian: verso (it) m
• Romanian: verso (ro) n
• Russian: левая страни́ца f (levaja straníca)

Anagrams

• Vores, overs, roves, servo

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Esperanto

Etymology

Compare French vers, Italian verso, Spanish verso, German Vers, and English verse, all ultimately from Latin versus.

Noun

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

1. line of poetry

Derived terms

• versaĵo (“bit of verse”)

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Finnish

(index ve)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ver‧so

Noun

verso

1. sprout, shoot

Declension

Inflection of verso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		verso	versot
genitive		verson	versojen
partitive		versoa	versoja
illative		versoon	versoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		verso	versot
accusative	nom.	verso	versot
	gen.	verson
genitive		verson	versojen
partitive		versoa	versoja
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

Derived terms

• verbs: versoa

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin verso, ablative of versus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛʁ.so/

Noun

verso m (plural versos)

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

Further reading

• “verso” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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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

Noun

verso (plural versos)

1. verse

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Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin versus.

Noun

verso m (plural versi)

1. (poetry) 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 of versare

Preposition

verso

1. vicinity, proximity, nearby
2. around, near to, close to.

Anagrams

• servo

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Latin

Alternative forms

• vorsō

Etymology

Frequentative verb of vertō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈwer.soː/, [ˈwɛr.soː]

Verb

versō (present infinitive versāre, perfect active versāvī, supine versātum); first conjugation

1. I turn often, keep turning, handle, whirl about, turn over
2. I turn over in mind, meditate.

Inflection

Conjugation of verso (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	versō	versās	versat	versāmus	versātis	versant
	imperfect	versābam	versābās	versābat	versābāmus	versābātis	versābant
	future	versābō	versābis	versābit	versābimus	versābitis	versābunt
	perfect	versāvī	versāvistī, versāsti2	versāvit	versāvimus	versāvistis, versāstis2	versāvērunt, versāvēre
	pluperfect	versāveram	versāverās	versāverat	versāverāmus	versāverātis	versāverant
	future perfect	versāverō	versāveris	versāverit	versāverimus	versāveritis	versāverint
passive	present	versor	versāris, versāre	versātur	versāmur	versāminī	versantur
	imperfect	versābar	versābāris, versābāre	versābātur	versābāmur	versābāminī	versābantur
	future	versābor	versāberis, versābere	versābitur	versābimur	versābiminī	versābuntur
	perfect	versātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	versātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	versātus + future active 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, versāssem2	versāvissēs, versāsses2	versāvisset, versāsset2	versāvissēmus, versāssemus2	versāvissētis, versāssetis2	versāvissent, versāssent2
passive	present	verser	versēris, versēre	versētur	versēmur	versēminī	versentur
	imperfect	versārer	versārēris, versārēre	versārētur	versārēmur	versārēminī	versārentur
	perfect	versātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	versātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	versā	—	—	versāte	—
	future	—	versātō	versātō	—	versātōte	versantō
passive	present	—	versāre	—	—	versāminī	—
	future	—	versātor	versātor	—	—	versantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		versāre	versāvisse, versāsse2	versātūrus esse	versārī, versārier1	versātus esse	versātum īrī
participles		versāns	—	versātūrus	—	versātus	versandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		nominative	genitive	dative/ablative	accusative	accusative	ablative
		versāre	versandī	versandō	versandum	versātum	versātū

¹The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested for this verb.
²At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

• adversō
• diversō
• circumversō
• conversō
• reversō
• subversō
• versābilis
• versābundus
• versātilis
• versātiō
• versātus

Descendants

• Albanian: vërshoj
• Aromanian: versu, virsari
• Catalan: vessar
• English: versatile
• French: verser
• Friulian: viersâ
• Italian: versare

• Norman: vèrser
• Occitan: versar
• Portuguese: versar, vessar
• Romanian: vărsa, vărsare
• Sardinian: besciare, bessai, bessare
• Sicilian: virsari
• Spanish: versar

References

• verso in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• verso in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “verso” in Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)
• 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

Etymology

From Latin versus, probably borrowed.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛɾsu/

Noun

verso m (plural versos)

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

Related terms

• versar

Verb

verso

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

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Spanish

Adjective

verso (feminine singular versa, masculine plural versos, feminine plural versas)

1. (mathematics) versed

Etymology

From Latin versus, probably borrowed; cf. the inherited Old Spanish viesso.

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)
6. (colloquial) lie, story, porky

Related terms

• versar

Verb

verso

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