vers

See also: Vers, vers., and verš
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English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /vɝs/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Adjective

vers (not comparable)

  1. (LGBTQ, BDSM) Clipping of versatile.
    • 2026, Taryn Englehart, “The Hottest Old People on Earth” (19:31 from the start), in Anthony Chun, director, DANG!, season 1, episode 4, spoken by Andrew and Patrick, via Netflix:
      Doing anything this weekend? / Well, I have a date. He's an Olympic gymnast, and unlike some other people, he's actually vers. / I told you, I only top during leap years.
Derived terms
  • vers bottom
  • vers top
Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

vers

  1. Abbreviation of versine or versed sine.
Synonyms

Etymology 3

Noun

vers

  1. plural of ver

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Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vers, from Middle Dutch vers, from Old Dutch vers, from Latin versus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛːrs/

Noun

vers (plural verse, diminutive versie)

  1. A verse, a stanza.
  2. A short poem.
  3. A verse; a line, sentence or similarly short passage of a text, usually in prose.

Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin versō. Compare Romanian vărsa, vars.

Verb

vers (third-person singular viarse, participle vãrsate)

  1. alternative form of versu

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Catalan

Etymology 1

    Learned borrowing from Latin versus (“line, row”). Doublet of bes and ves.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    vers m (plural versos)

    1. verse, poem

    Etymology 2

      Learned borrowing from Latin versus (“toward, facing”).

      Pronunciation

      Preposition

      vers

      1. (literary) towards (in the direction of)
        Synonyms: envers, devers
      2. (literary) towards (in relation to)
      3. (literary) towards (located approximately next to)

      Etymology 3

      Pronunciation

      Adjective

      vers

      1. masculine plural of ver

      Further reading

      Danish

      Etymology

      From Latin versus.

      Noun

      vers n (singular definite verset, plural indefinite vers)

      1. verse (in songs)
      2. single line in poem
        tredje vers i femte strofe
        the third line of the fifth stanza
      3. the format of meter, verse, as opposed to prose
        Det var før i tiden almindeligt at skrive aviser på vers.
        Previously, it was normal to write newspapers in verse.

      Usage notes

      The first definition is common among layfolk, while the second is used otherwise.

      Declension

      Declension of vers
      neuter
      gender       		singular plural
      indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative vers verset vers versene
      genitive vers' versets vers' versenes

      Synonyms

      • (single line): verselinje

      Further reading

      Dutch

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /vɛrs/
      • Audio:(file)
      • Hyphenation: vers
      • Rhymes: -ɛrs

      Etymology 1

      From Middle Dutch versch, from Old Dutch *fersk, *frisk, from Proto-West Germanic *frisk, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *preysk-. Doublet of fris.

      Cognate with German frisch, West Frisian farsk, English fresh, Danish fersk, Norwegian Bokmål fersk, Swedish färsk.

      Adjective

      vers (comparative verser, superlative meest vers or verst)

      1. fresh
      Declension
      Declension of vers
      uninflected vers
      inflected verse
      comparative verser
      positive comparative superlative
      predicative/adverbial vers verser het verst
      het verste
      indefinite m./f. sing. verse versere verste
      n. sing. vers verser verste
      plural verse versere verste
      definite verse versere verste
      partitive vers versers —
      Alternative forms
      Derived terms
      Descendants
      • Afrikaans: vars
      • Negerhollands: versch

      Etymology 2

      From Middle Dutch vers, from Old Dutch vers, from Latin versus.

      Noun

      vers n (plural verzen, diminutive versje n)

      1. a verse, a stanza
      2. a short poem
      3. verse (poetic form with fixed rhyme and meter)
      4. a verse; a line, sentence or similarly short passage of a text, usually in prose
      Derived terms
      Descendants
      • Afrikaans: vers
      • Negerhollands: vaers

      French

      Pronunciation

      Etymology 1

      From Latin versus (past participle of vertere).[1] Cognate to Italian verso (preposition). Doublet of versus.

      Preposition

      vers

      1. towards
      2. to
        Elle a traduit les paroles de sa chanson préférée du français vers l'anglais.
        She translated the lyrics of her favorite song from French to English.
      3. around, circa (with a date or time)
        Pouvez-vous nous attendre jusque vers midi ?
        Can you wait for us until about noon?

      Etymology 2

      From Latin versus.

      Noun

      vers m (invariable)

      1. verse
      Derived terms

      Etymology 3

      Noun

      vers m

      1. plural of ver

      References

      1. ^ Picoche, Jacqueline with Jean-Claude Rolland (2009), Dictionnaire étymologique du français (in French), Paris: Dictionnaires Le Robert

      Further reading

      Hungarian

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Latin versus.[1]

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [ˈvɛrʃ]
      • Rhymes: -ɛrʃ

      Noun

      vers (plural versek)

      1. verse, poem
        Synonyms: költemény, poéma
      2. (obsolete) race (competition)

      Declension

      Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
      singular plural
      nominative vers versek
      accusative verset verseket
      dative versnek verseknek
      instrumental verssel versekkel
      causal-final versért versekért
      translative verssé versekké
      terminative versig versekig
      essive-formal versként versekként
      essive-modal — —
      inessive versben versekben
      superessive versen verseken
      adessive versnél verseknél
      illative versbe versekbe
      sublative versre versekre
      allative vershez versekhez
      elative versből versekből
      delative versről versekről
      ablative verstől versektől
      non-attributive
      possessive – singular       		versé verseké
      non-attributive
      possessive – plural       		verséi versekéi
      Possessive forms of vers
      possessor single possession multiple possessions
      1st person sing. versem verseim
      2nd person sing. versed verseid
      3rd person sing. verse versei
      1st person plural versünk verseink
      2nd person plural versetek verseitek
      3rd person plural versük verseik

      Derived terms

      Compound words
      • esszévers
      • látomásvers
      • prózavers
      • tájvers
      • versalakzat
      • versalkotás
      • versantológia
      • versbeszéd
      • verselemzés
      • verseszmény
      • versesztétika
      • versfeldolgozás
      • versforma
      • versgyűjtemény
      • vershelyzet
      • versírás
      • versíró
      • versláb
      • versmodell
      • versmondat
      • versmondás
      • versnyelv
      • verssor
      • versszak
      • verstan
      • verstípus
      Expressions
      • szabad vers

      References

      1. ^ vers in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

      Further reading

      • vers in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

      Icelandic

      Noun

      vers

      1. indefinite genitive singular of ver

      Ido

      Etymology

      Borrowed from French vers, Italian verso. Decision no. 718, Progreso V.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /vɛrs/

      Preposition

      vers

      1. (physical sense) toward, towards, in the direction of

      See also

      Ingrian

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      From Proto-Finnic *virci. Cognates include Finnish virsi and Estonian virs.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      vers

      1. poem, traditional song
        laulaa verttä ― to sing a folk poem
      2. short for kirkkovers (“psalm”)

      Declension

      Declension of vers (type 5/käsi, rt-rr gradation)
      singular plural
      nominative vers verret
      genitive verren versiin
      partitive verttä versiä
      illative vertee versii
      inessive verrees versiis
      elative verrest versist
      allative verrelle versille
      adessive verreel versiil
      ablative verrelt versilt
      translative verreks versiks
      essive vertennä, verteen versinnä, versiin
      exessive1) vertent versint
      1) obsolete
      *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
      **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

      Derived terms

      References

      • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 657
      • Arvo Laanest (1997), Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 221

      Maltese

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Italian verso and/or Sicilian versu, from Latin versus.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /vɛrs/
      • Rhymes: -ɛrs

      Noun

      vers m (dual versejn, plural versi or vrus or vrejjes, diminutive vrejjes)

      1. verse
      2. (figuratively) manner of thinking

      Middle English

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      From a combination of Old French vers and Old English fers, both from Latin versus.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /vɛrs/, /vɛːrs/, /fɛrs/

      Noun

      vers (plural verses or vers)

      1. A line or passage of a text or work:
        1. A line in a poem; part of a stanza.
        2. A line in a non-poetic literary work.
        3. A Biblical verse, especially of a psalm.
        4. A maxim or similar short phrase.
      2. A larger portion of a text or work:
        1. A stanza; a group of lines equivalent to the prose paragraph.
        2. A portion of a liturgical prayer or recitation.
      3. Verse, poetry; the poetic form and art as a whole.
      4. (rare) A syllable as a poetic unit.
      5. (rare) An array of objects.

      Descendants

      References

      Middle French

      Etymology

      From Old French vers.

      Preposition

      vers

      1. toward(s)

      Norwegian Bokmål

      Etymology

      From Latin versus and Old Norse vers.

      Noun

      vers n (definite singular verset, indefinite plural vers, definite plural versa or versene)

      1. verse

      Derived terms

      References

      Norwegian Nynorsk

      Etymology

      From Old Norse vers, versi, from Latin versus.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ʋɛrs/

      Noun

      vers n (definite singular verset, indefinite plural vers, definite plural versa)

      1. verse

      References

      Old French

      Etymology 1

      Latin versus (“verse; line (of poetry)”).

      Noun

      vers oblique singular, m (oblique plural vers, nominative singular vers, nominative plural vers)

      1. verse (poetry)
        • c. 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, page 182, lines 2257–8:
          Seignurs, cest cunte est mult divers,
          e pur ço l'uni par mes vers
          Good sirs, this story is very diverse,
          and for this, I try to bring it together with my verses
      Descendants

      References

      Etymology 2

      Latin versus (“turned, changed, having been turned”).

      Preposition

      vers

      1. toward(s)
      Descendants

      References

      Old Norse

      Noun

      vers

      1. genitive singular of verr

      Old Occitan

      Noun

      vers m (oblique plural vers, nominative singular vers, nominative plural vers)

      1. verse (poetry)

      Piedmontese

      Noun

      vers m (plural vers)

      1. verse

      Derived terms

      Romanian

      Etymology

      Borrowed from French vers, Italian verso, Latin versus. Doublet of viers, which was inherited.

      Noun

      vers n (plural versuri)

      1. verse
      2. lyric

      Declension

      singular plural
      indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative-accusative vers versul versuri versurile
      genitive-dative vers versului versuri versurilor
      vocative versule versurilor

      Serbo-Croatian

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      From Latin versus. Compare versificírati / vèrsifikovati.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ʋêrs/

      Noun

      vȅrs m inan (Cyrillic spelling ве̏рс)

      1. (archaic) verse
        Synonym: stȉh

      Declension

      Declension of vers
      singular plural
      nominative vȅrs versi
      genitive vȅrsa vȇrsā
      dative versu versima
      accusative vers verse
      vocative verse versi
      locative versu versima
      instrumental versom versima

      References

      • “vers”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

      Swedish

      Etymology

      From Latin versus (“turning”).

      Pronunciation

      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -æʂ

      Noun

      vers c

      1. verse (as opposed to prose)
        Antonym: prosa
        Han skriver vers
        He writes in verse
        Julhälsningen var skriven på vers
        The Christmas greeting was written in verse
      2. a verse (of a song)
        Synonym: (rare) strof
        Andra versen i visan är rätt snuskig
        The second verse of the song is pretty dirty
        Jag gillar gitarrspelet i versen
        I like the guitar playing in the verse
      3. (technical) a stich (line of poetry)
      4. (informal) a stanza (of a poem)
        Synonym: strof
      5. (informal, by extension) a (short) poem
        Han har skrivit en vers till mig
        He has written a poem for me
      6. a verse (of the Bible)
        Den gyllene regeln står i Matteusevangeliet, kapitel 7, vers 12
        The golden rule is found in the gospel of Matthew, chapter 7, verse 12

      Declension

      Declension of vers
      nominative genitive
      singular indefinite vers vers
      definite versen versens
      plural indefinite verser versers
      definite verserna versernas

      Derived terms

      • verserad

      See also

      References

      Anagrams

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