ver-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ver"

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vər/

Etymology 1

The result of a merger of two Middle Dutch suffixes:

The first origin is cognate with Old High German ur-, ir- (German ur-, er-), Old English ā-, Gothic 𐌿𐌶- (us-).

The second origin is cognate with Old English for- (English for-), Old High German fir-, far- (German ver-), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂- (fair-), 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂- (faur-), 𐍆𐍂𐌰- (fra-).

Prefix

ver-

  1. to do or to become what the stem (following this prefix) refers to
    ver- + ‎minder (“less, fewer”) → ‎verminderen (“to reduce”)
  2. used to indicate that the action (referred to by the stem) has a negative connotation (for the direct object of the stem)
    ver- + ‎werpen (“to throw”) → ‎verwerpen (“to reject”)
    ver- + ‎oordelen (“judge”) → ‎veroordelen (“to condemn”)
  3. to move or change in the manner specified by the stem
    ver- + ‎deel (“a part”) → ‎verdelen (“to split into parts”)
Derived terms

nouns

verbs

Etymology 2

A contraction of older van der (“of the”)[1], which is also common in surnames.

Prefix

ver-

  1. A prefix found as part of surnames, found mainly in the southern Netherlands and in Belgium.

See also

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Dutch_words_prefixed_with_ver-'>Dutch words prefixed with ver-</a>

References

Faroese

Etymology

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

Prefix

ver-

  1. -in-law.

Usage notes

  • Originally and officially, this prefix only refers to the husband's in-laws; however, colloquially, it is also used for the wife's in-laws.

Derived terms

  • verdóttir
  • verfaðir
  • vermóðir
  • versonur

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ver-, from Old High German far-, from a mixture of Proto-Germanic *firi-, *fur-, *fra- and other similar particles. Cognate with English for-, Dutch ver-, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂- (fair-), 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂- (faur-), 𐍆𐍂𐌰- (fra-).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯/ (official standard)
  • IPA(key): /fɐ/ (more common; except when provided with emphatic stress)

Prefix

ver-

  1. Inseparable verbal prefix for-
    vergeben (“to forgive”)
  2. Inseparable verbal prefix that denotes a transition of the object into a state, which is indicated by the stem.
    lieben (“to love”) → sich verlieben (“to fall in love”)
    urteilen (“to pronounce judgment”) → verurteilen (“to convict”)
  3. Inseparable verbal prefix indicating a faulty action.
    laufen (“to walk”) → sich verlaufen (“to get lost”)
    zählen (“to count”) → sich verzählen (“to miscount”)

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:German_words_prefixed_with_ver-'>German words prefixed with ver-</a>
  • See also Index:German/v

See also

Luxembourgish

Prefix

ver-

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Luxembourgish_words_prefixed_with_ver-'>Luxembourgish words prefixed with ver-</a>

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch far-, for-, fer-, from a merger of Proto-Germanic *firi-, *fur-, *fra-.

Prefix

ver-

  1. Forms verbs indicating change away from a state.
  2. Forms verbs indicating a more thorough action.

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Middle_Dutch_words_prefixed_with_ver-'>Middle Dutch words prefixed with ver-</a>

Descendants

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