Icelandic

Proper noun

Ver m

1. A male given name

Usage notes

English

Noun

ver ‎(plural vers)

1. Abbreviation of version.

Anagrams

• ERV
• Rev, Rev., rev, rev.
• VRE

Albanian

Etymology

Unknown. Maybe related to urë.

Noun

ver m ‎(plural verra)

1. (architecture) arch

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• veru

Etymology

From Latin (cōnsōbrīnus) vērus. Compare Romanian văr.

Noun

ver m ‎(plural veri) (feminine equivalent vearã)

1. (male) cousin

Synonyms

• cusurin, cusurin-ver

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin vidēre, present active infinitive of videō.

Verb

ver

1. to see

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛr
• IPA^(key): /vɛr/

Adjective

ver ‎(comparative verder, superlative verst)

1. far

   Wanneer er sprake is van wintertemperaturen die ver beneden het gemiddelde liggen, dan spreekt men van een strenge winter.‎

   When speaking of winter temperatures that lie far beneath the average, then one is speaking of a strong winter.

Inflection

Antonyms

• dichtbij

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /veːɹ/

  Rhymes: -eːɹ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wazą. Related to Icelandic ver, Danish vår, Swedish var, all meaning the same, and Norwegian ver, vær, meaning the same, but also “bag, jar, place to store things”.

Noun

ver n

1. a cover made of cloth (e.g. a pillow case or duvet cover)

Declension

Synonyms

• vor

Etymology 2

See vera.

Verb

ver

1. be singular imperative of vera
   • kom og ver hjá mær‎

     come and be at my side

Conjugation

French

Etymology

From Old French verm ‎(“worm”), from Latin vermis, vermem ‎(“worm”), from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛʁ/
• (Quebec) IPA^(key): [væɛ̯ʁ], [vaɛ̯ʁ]
• Rhymes: -ɛʁ
• Homophones: vair, vairs, verre, verres, vers, vert, verts
• Hyphenation: ver

Noun

ver m ‎(plural vers)

1. worm

Derived terms

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese veer, from Latin vidēre, present active infinitive of videō ‎(“to see”), from Proto-Italic *widēō ‎(“to see”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‎(“to know; see”).

Verb

ver ‎(first-person singular present vexo, first-person singular preterite vin, past participle visto)

1. (irregular) to see
2. first-person singular personal infinitive of ver
3. third-person singular personal infinitive of ver

Conjugation

Synonyms

• mirar

Related terms

Hungarian

Etymology

Of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛr]

Verb

ver

1. (transitive) to beat, bang, throb
2. (transitive) to mill
3. (transitive, of coins) to mint, strike
4. (transitive) to pant, palpitate

Conjugation

Derived terms

• verdes
• vereség
• verhetetlen

(With verbal prefixes):

(Expressions):

• veri a mellét

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛːr/

  Rhymes: -ɛːr

  Homophone: Ver

Etymology 1

From Old Norse verr, from Proto-Germanic *weraz, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós. Cognate with English were-.

Noun

ver m ‎(genitive singular vers, nominative plural verar)

1. (poetic, literary) a husband ^syn.
2. (poetic, literary) a man (male) ^syn.

Declension

Synonyms

• (husband ^def.): bóndi, eiginmaður, ektamaður, maður
• (man (male)): ^def. karl, karlmaður, maður

Etymology 2

A 19th century alteration of earlier vör, from Old Norse vǫrr, from Proto-Germanic *warzuz.

Noun

ver m ‎(genitive singular vers, nominative plural verir) or ver n ‎(genitive singular vers, nominative plural ver)

1. a line in the water made by the movement of an oar or a boat ^syn.

Declension

or

Synonyms

• (line in the water ^def.): (of an oar) árarfar, (of a boat) kjölrák, var, vör

Etymology 3

From Old Norse ver, of the same meaning. Origin uncertain, but probably related to vari ‎(“liquid”) and to Old English wær ‎(“sea”).

Noun

ver n ‎(genitive singular vers, no plural)

1. (poetic) the sea, the ocean

Etymology 4

The same as Norwegian vær ‎(“fishing harbor, fishing village”), other cognates including Old English wer (whence modern English weir), Old Saxon werr, Middle Low German were/wer, Middle High German wer (whence German Wehr). Probably from Proto-Germanic *warjaz, *warją ‎(“dam, weir”), related to vör f ‎(“landing space for a boat”) and to verja ‎(“protect”). The root meaning would then be a guarded or fenced off place.

Noun

ver n ‎(genitive singular vers, nominative plural ver)

1. fishing center
2. a place where a flock of birds makes its nests (and eggs may be gathered or birds caught)
3. a wet grassy spot in an otherwise inhospitable area; oasis

   in this sense common as a suffix in place names: Eyvindarver, Þjórsárver

4. (as a suffix) production facility

   kvikmyndaver: movie studio, movie production facility

   álver: aluminum production facility

5. a generic suffix for proper names of community centers, shopping centers, or names of businesses

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 5

From Proto-Germanic *wazą. Related to Faroese ver, Danish vår, Swedish var, all meaning the same, and Norwegian ver, vær, meaning the same, but also “bag, jar, place to store things”. Compare vasi ‎(“pocket”).

Noun

ver n ‎(genitive singular vers, nominative plural ver)

1. a cover made of cloth (e.g. a pillow case or duvet cover)

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 6

See verr.

Adverb

ver

1. (nonstandard) comparative degree of illa

   standard form: verr

Etymology 7

See vera.

Verb

ver

1. singular imperative of vera ‎(“to be”)

Etymology 8

See verja.

Verb

ver

1. first-person singular indicative of verja

   Ég ver hann.‎

   I defend him.

2. third-person singular indicative of verja

   Hann ver mig.‎

   He protects me.

3. singular imperative of verja

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.
• Árni Böðvarsson (editor). Íslensk orðabók, 2nd edition, 12th printing (2000). Reykjavík, Mál og Menning. ISBN 9979-3-0445-6
• Orðapistill um ver

Interlingua

Adjective

ver

1. true

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *wezor (stem *wezn-), from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ ‎(“spring”). The original Italic form gave *veror, genitive *vēnis, with -s- lost before -r- with lengthening of the preceding vowel, as is usual in Latin. The -n- of the genitive stem was then replaced by the -r- of the nominative, and the genitive stem was then extended back to the nominative.^[1]

Cognate with Ancient Greek ἔαρ ‎(éar), Old Norse vár, Lithuanian vasara, Sanskrit वसर् ‎(vasar, “morning”) and वसन्त ‎(vasantá, “spring”), Persian بهار ‎(bahâr, “spring”), Old Armenian գարուն ‎(garun), and Old Church Slavonic вєсна ‎(vesna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /weːr/

Noun

vēr n ‎(genitive vēris); third declension

1. spring (season)

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Derived terms

• vernō
• vernus
• vernalis (through vernus)

Coordinate terms

• aestās

Descendants

References

• ver in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ver”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • spring is approaching: ver appetit
    
  • (ambiguous) at the beginning of spring: ineunte, primo vere
    
  • (ambiguous) my dream is coming true: somnium verum evādit (Div. 2. 53. 108)
    
  • (ambiguous) to speak the truth, admit the truth: verum dicere, profiteri
    
  • (ambiguous) love of truth: veri videndi, investigandi cupiditas
    
  • (ambiguous) zealous pursuit of truth: veri inquisitio atque investigatio
    
  • (ambiguous) to be very near the truth: proxime ad verum accedere
    
  • (ambiguous) to be probable: veri simile esse
    
  • (ambiguous) to distinguish true and false: vera et falsa (a falsis) diiudicare
    
  • (ambiguous) to confuse true with false: vera cum falsis confundere
    
  • (ambiguous) in truth; really: re (vera), reapse (opp. specie)
    
  • (ambiguous) to make a copy true to nature: aliquid ad verum exprimere
    
  • (ambiguous) but to return from the digression we have been making: verum ut ad id, unde digressa est oratio, revertamur
    
  • (ambiguous) nominally; really: verbo, nomine; re, re quidem vera
    
  • (ambiguous) to tell lies: falsa (pro veris) dicere
    
  • (ambiguous) a man who genuinely wishes the people's good: homo vere popularis (Catil. 4. 5. 9)
    
  • (ambiguous) without wishing to boast, yet..: quod vere praedicare possum
    
  • (ambiguous) to put it exactly: si quaeris, si verum quaerimus
    

1. ↑ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill

Latvian

Verb

ver

1. 2nd person singular present indicative form of vērt
2. 3rd person singular present indicative form of vērt
3. 3rd person plural present indicative form of vērt
4. 2rd singular imperative form of vērt
5. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of vērt
6. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of vērt

Lojban

Rafsi

ver

1. rafsi of verba.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

ver

1. imperative of vera and vere

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese veer, from Latin vidēre, present active infinitive of videō ‎(“to see”), from Proto-Italic *widēō ‎(“to see”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‎(“to know; see”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /veɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ve(χ)/, /ve(ɾ)/
  • (Paulista) IPA^(key): /ve(ɹ)/
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ve(ɻ)/
  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ve(h)/
• (Brazil) Homophone: vê

Verb

ver ‎(first-person singular present indicative vejo, past participle visto)

1. (transitive) to see; to observe (to perceive with one’s eyes)

   Vejo duas pessoas andando.‎

   I see two people walking.

2. (intransitive) to see (to be able to see; not to be blind or blinded)

   Abriram uma escola para os que não veem.‎

   They've opened a school for those who cannot see.

3. (figuratively, transitive) to see; to understand

   Você vê o que eu quero dizer?‎

   Do you see what I mean?

4. (transitive with que) to see; to notice; to realise (to come to a conclusion)

   Eu vi que todas essas pessoas querem que eu vá embora.‎

   I saw that all these people want me to go away.

5. (transitive with an adverb) to check (to verify some fact or condition)

   Veja se o jantar já está pronto.‎

   Check whether dinner is ready.

   Fomos ver quando os meteorologistas achavam que ia chover.‎

   We went check when the meteorologists though it was going to rain.

6. (transitive) to watch (to be part of the audience of a visual performance or broadcast)

   Fiquei a tarde inteira vendo TV.‎

   I spent the whole afternoon watching TV.

7. (transitive) to see; to visit

   Ela veio me ver no hospital.‎

   She came to see me at the hospital.

8. (intransitive) to pay (to face negative consequences)

   Não acredito que mataram meu pai. Eles vão ver.‎

   I can’t believe they killed my father. They’ll pay.

9. (takes a reflexive pronoun, copulative or auxiliary with a verb in the gerund or past participle) to find oneself (to be in a given situation, especially unexpectedly)

   Após meses gastando sem parar, João se viu enterrado em dívidas.‎

   After months spending non-stop, John found himself buried in debt.

10. (informal, ditransitive, with the indirect object taking para or indirect objective pronoun) to get used when ordering something from a waiter or attendant

    Por favor, me vê 500g de queijo.‎

    I would like 500g of cheese, please. (Literally: Please, see me 500g of cheese.)

    Mandei o recepcionista ver um táxi para o meu pai.‎

    I told the receptionist to get a cab for my dad.

11. (intransitive, or transitive with com) to check with (to consult [someone] for information)

    Veja com a secretária se já enviaram o document.‎

    Check with the secretary whether the document has been sent.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:ver.

Synonyms

• (to be able to see): enxergar
• (to observe something): contemplar, enxergar, mirar, observar, olhar
• (to notice): perceber, notar
• (to witness): observar, testemunhar, presenciar
• (to understand): compreender, entender, sacar (slang)
• (to visit): visitar
• (to find oneself): encontrar-se

Conjugation

Derived terms

• até mais ver
• nunca ter visto mais gordo
• ver com quantos paus se faz uma canoa
• ver o que é bom para tosse

Related terms

• visão
• visto
• visual

Romansch

Etymology 1

From Latin verres.

Noun

ver m (plural vers)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran) wild boar (Sus scrofa)

Alternative forms

• verr (Sursilvan)
• vier (Sutsilvan)

Etymology 2

Verb

ver

1. (Sutsilvan) Alternative form of vaser

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin vidēre, present active infinitive of videō, from Proto-Italic *widēō ‎(“to see”) ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd-.

Verb

ver ‎(first-person singular present veo, first-person singular preterite vi, past participle visto)

1. to see
2. to watch

   ver la televisión‎

   to watch television

Conjugation

Related terms

See also

• mirar

Turkish

Verb

ver

1. give (imperative)

Volapük

Noun

ver ‎(plural vers)

1. truth

Declension

See also

• velat or verat