verve

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French verve (“animation; caprice, whim; rapture; spirit; vigour; type of expression”), probably from Late Latin verva, a variant of Latin verba (“words; discourse; expressions; language”), the plural of verbum (“word”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- (“to say, speak”). Doublet of verb and word. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /vɜːv/ (General American) IPA(key): /vɝv/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)v === Noun === verve (uncountable) Enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist, musician, or writer, in composing or performing. Synonyms: brio, élan, liveliness, moxie, panache, vivacity; see also Thesaurus:enthusiasm (obsolete) A particular skill in writing. ==== Derived terms ==== vervy ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === verve (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “verve”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “verve”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === vever == Dutch == === Verb === verve (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of verven == French == === Etymology === Probably from Late Latin verva, a variant of Latin verba (“words; discourse; expressions; language”), the plural of verbum (“word”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wérdʰom (“that which is said; utterance, word”), from the verb *wérdʰeti (“to speak, say”), derived from the root *werh₁- +‎ *-dʰeti. Doublet of verbe. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɛʁv/ === Noun === verve f (plural verves) eloquence verve, brio ==== Descendants ==== → English: verve → German: Verve → Italian: verve → Polish: werwa → Slovak: verva === Further reading === “verve”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Hungarian == === Etymology === ver (“to beat”) +‎ -ve (adverbial-participle suffix) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvɛrvɛ] Hyphenation: ver‧ve Rhymes: -vɛ === Participle === verve adverbial participle of ver == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French verve. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɛrv/ Rhymes: -ɛrv === Noun === verve f (invariable) verve Synonyms: brio, estro, vivacità === References === == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === verva (a-infinitive) === Etymology === From Old Norse hverfa, with influence from Middle Low German werven. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hwarbijaną. Doublet of kverve. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²ʋær.ʋə/ === Verb === verve (present tense vervar, past tense verva, past participle verva, passive infinitive vervast, present participle vervande, imperative verve/verv) (transitive) to enlist (reflexive) to enlist, to join a cause or organization, especially military service === References === “verve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. === Anagrams === vever