German

Noun

Vers m ‎(genitive Verses, plural Verse, diminutive Verschen n or Verslein n)

1. verse

Declension

Related terms

• versifizieren

Luxembourgish

Noun

Vers m ‎(plural Versen)

1. verse

English

Adjective

vers ‎(not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of versatile.

Noun

vers

1. Abbreviation of versine or versed sine.

Synonyms

• versin

Anagrams

• ERVs, revs

Catalan

Noun

vers m ‎(plural versos)

1. verse, poem

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛrs
• IPA^(key): /vɛrs/

Etymology 1

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

Cognate with German frisch, West Frisian farsk, English fresh, Danish and Norwegian fersk.

Adjective

vers ‎(comparative verser, superlative meest vers or verst)

1. fresh

Inflection

Derived terms

• versheid

Etymology 2

Noun

vers n ‎(plural verzen, diminutive versje n)

1. verse, stanza
2. poem

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛʁ/
• Homophones: vair, vaire, ver, verre, verres, vert, verts
• Rhymes: -ɛʁ

Etymology 1

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

Preposition

vers

1. towards
2. to
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 ‎(plural vers)

1. verse

Etymology 3

Noun

vers m

1. plural of ver

References

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

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛrʃ]

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Latin versus

Noun

vers ‎(plural versek)

1. verse
2. poem

Declension

Synonyms

• költemény
• poéma

Derived terms

• tájvers
• versfeldolgozás

Etymology 2

Unknown origin.

Noun

vers ‎(plural versek)

1. (obsolete) race

Declension

Derived terms

• verseng
• verseny

Icelandic

Noun

vers

1. indefinite genitive singular of ver

Ido

Preposition

vers

1. toward

Middle French

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

References

• “vers” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin versus and Old Norse vers, versi

Noun

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

1. verse

References

• “vers” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

1. verse (poetry)
   • circa 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, page 182 (of the Champion Classiques edition, ISBN 2-7453-0520-4), 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

• English: verse (borrowed)
• 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

1. toward(s)

Descendants

• Middle French: vers
  • French: vers

References

• vers on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

Old Provençal

Noun

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

1. verse (poetry)

Romanian

Etymology

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

Noun

vers n ‎(plural versuri)

1. verse
2. lyric

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• vȅrz

Etymology

From Latin versus. Compare versificírati / vèrsifikovati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋêrs/

Noun

vȅrs m ‎(Cyrillic spelling ве̏рс)

1. (archaic) verse

Declension

Synonyms

• stȉh

References

• “vers” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

vers c

1. verse, poetry, rhyme

   han skriver vers

   he writes poetry

   julhälsningen var skriven på vers

   the Christmas greeting was written in verse

2. a poem

   han har skrivit en vers till mig

   he has written a poem to me

3. a verse (of a song)
4. 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

Related terms

• verserad
• versmått

See also

• dikt
• poem
• poesi
• rim
• refräng
• sång
• visa