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Verso

Ver′so

,
Noun.
[L.
versus
, p. p. of
vertere
to turn: cf. F.
verso
.]
(Print.)
The reverse, or left-hand, page of a book or a folded sheet of paper; – opposed to
recto
.

Definition 2024


Verso

Verso

See also: verso, versó, and versò

German

Noun

Verso n (genitive Versos, plural Versos)

  1. verso, reverse, back, overleaf (of a page)

Declension

verso

verso

See also: Verso, versó, and versò

English

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.

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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


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


French

Etymology

Borrowing 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

German

Adverb

verso

  1. overleaf

Ido

Noun

verso (plural versi)

  1. verse

Interlingua

Etymology

From Italian verso, French vers.

Preposition

verso

  1. towards

Noun

verso (plural versos)

  1. verse

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).[1] 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.

References

  1. Angelo Prati, "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, 1951

Anagrams


Latin

Etymology

From vertō + -tō.

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 versāvit versāvimus versāvistis 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 versāvissēs versāvisset versāvissēmus versāvissētis versāvissent
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 versātūrus esse versārī 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

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin versus, probably borrowed.

Pronunciation

Noun

verso m (plural versos)

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

Related terms

Verb

verso

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

Spanish

Adjective

verso m (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

Verb

verso

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