vers

== English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (US) IPA(key): /vɝs/ ==== Adjective ==== vers (not comparable) (LGBTQ slang) Willing to take either a penetrative (top) or receptive (bottom) role in anal sex. Synonym: (India) double-decker Coordinate terms: top, bottom, side (BDSM slang) Clipping of versatile. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== vers Abbreviation of versine or versed sine. ===== Synonyms ===== versin === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== vers plural of ver === See also === vers de societe vers-librist === Anagrams === ERVs, Serv., VREs, revs, serv, serv. == 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) A verse, a stanza. A short poem. 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) alternative form of versu ==== Related terms ==== vãrsari vãrsat vãrsãture ==== See also ==== dãpun vom tor == Catalan == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin versus (“line, row”). Doublet of bes and ves. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈbe̞rs] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈvɛrs] IPA(key): (Central, Northwestern) [ˈbɛrs] ==== Noun ==== vers m (plural versos) verse, poem ===== Related terms ===== versar === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Latin versus (“toward, facing”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Central) [ˈbɛrs] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈvers] ==== Preposition ==== vers (literary) towards (in the direction of) Synonyms: envers, devers (literary) towards (in relation to) (literary) towards (located approximately next to) ===== Related terms ===== invers versus === Etymology 3 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈbe̞rs] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈvərs] IPA(key): (Central) [ˈbɛrs] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈvers] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˈbers] ==== Adjective ==== vers masculine plural of ver === Further reading === “vers”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Danish == === Etymology === From Latin versus. === Noun === vers n (singular definite verset, plural indefinite vers) verse (in songs) single line in poem the format of meter, verse, as opposed to prose ==== Usage notes ==== The first definition is common among layfolk, while the second is used otherwise. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (single line): verselinje === Further reading === “vers” in Den Danske Ordbog “vers” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɛrs/ 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) fresh ===== Declension ===== ===== Alternative forms ===== (obsolete) versch ===== 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) a verse, a stanza a short poem verse (poetic form with fixed rhyme and meter) a verse; a line, sentence or similarly short passage of a text, usually in prose ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: vers Negerhollands: vaers == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɛʁ/ IPA(key): /vɛʁ.z‿/ (optional liaison, but rare and discouraged) Homophones: vair, vairs, ver, verre, verrent, verres, vert, verts Rhymes: -ɛʁ === Etymology 1 === From Latin versus (past participle of vertere). Cognate to Italian verso (preposition). Doublet of versus. ==== Preposition ==== vers towards to around, circa (with a date or time) === Etymology 2 === From Latin versus. ==== Noun ==== vers m (invariable) verse ===== Derived terms ===== vers libre === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== vers m plural of ver === References === === Further reading === “vers”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Hungarian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin versus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvɛrʃ] Rhymes: -ɛrʃ === Noun === vers (plural versek) verse, poem Synonyms: költemény, poéma (obsolete) race (competition) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === 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 indefinite genitive singular of ver == Ido == === Etymology === Borrowed from French vers, Italian verso. Decision no. 718, Progreso V. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɛrs/ === Preposition === vers (physical sense) toward, towards, in the direction of === See also === ad == Ingrian == === Alternative forms === virsi (Ala-Laukaa) === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *virci. Cognates include Finnish virsi and Estonian virs. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋirsi/, [ˈʋirs̠ʲ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋers/, [ˈʋe̞rʒ̥] (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈʋers/, [ˈʋe̞rʒ̥] Rhymes: -irsʲ, -ers Hyphenation: vers === Noun === vers poem, traditional song laulaa verttä ― to sing a folk poem short for kirkkovers (“psalm”) ==== Declension ==== ==== 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) verse (figuratively) manner of thinking ==== Related terms ==== == Middle English == === Alternative forms === ferrs, werse, veerce, wers, verse, verce === 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) A line or passage of a text or work: A line in a poem; part of a stanza. A line in a non-poetic literary work. A Biblical verse, especially of a psalm. A maxim or similar short phrase. A larger portion of a text or work: A stanza; a group of lines equivalent to the prose paragraph. A portion of a liturgical prayer or recitation. Verse, poetry; the poetic form and art as a whole. (rare) A syllable as a poetic unit. (rare) An array of objects. ==== Related terms ==== verset versicle versifien versifiour ==== Descendants ==== English: verse Scots: varse (obsolete) ==== References ==== “vers(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 26 May 2019. == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French vers. === Preposition === vers 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) verse ==== Derived terms ==== synge på siste verset === References === “vers” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == 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) verse === References === “vers” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old French == === Etymology 1 === Latin versus (“verse; line (of poetry)”). ==== Noun ==== vers oblique singular, m (oblique plural vers, nominative singular vers, nominative plural vers) verse (poetry) ===== Descendants ===== → Middle English: vers, ferrs, werse, veerce, wers, verse, verceEnglish: verseScots: varse (obsolete) Middle French: vers French: vers ==== References ==== vers on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub === Etymology 2 === Latin versus (“turned, changed, having been turned”). ==== Preposition ==== vers toward(s) ===== Descendants ===== Middle French: vers French: vers ==== References ==== vers on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub == Old Norse == === Noun === vers genitive singular of verr == Old Occitan == === Noun === vers m (oblique plural vers, nominative singular vers, nominative plural vers) verse (poetry) == Piedmontese == === Noun === vers m (plural vers) verse ==== Derived terms ==== verset == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French vers, Italian verso, Latin versus. Doublet of viers, which was inherited. === Noun === vers n (plural versuri) verse lyric ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Alternative forms === vȅrz === Etymology === From Latin versus. Compare versificírati / vèrsifikovati. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʋêrs/ === Noun === vȅrs m inan (Cyrillic spelling ве̏рс) (archaic) verse Synonym: stȉh ==== Declension ==== === References === “vers”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Swedish == === Etymology === From Latin versus (“turning”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -æʂ === Noun === vers c verse (as opposed to prose) Antonym: prosa a verse (of a song) Synonym: (rare) strof (technical) a stich (line of poetry) (informal) a stanza (of a poem) Synonym: strof (informal, by extension) a (short) poem a verse (of the Bible) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== sjunga på sista versen versmått ==== Related terms ==== verserad ==== See also ==== dikt poem poesi rim refräng sång visa === References === “vers”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “vers”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “vers”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === revs