verso

See also: Verso, versó, and versò

English

Etymology

From Latin in versō foliō (“on the turned leaf, on the turned page”), the ablative case of the Latin versus (“turned, changed”) from the perfect passive participle of vertō (“turn”). Compare rēctus (“right”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)səʊ

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.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

the left-hand page of a book

Anagrams

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

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Borrowed 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

Further reading

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
    Il fiume scorre lentamente verso il mare.
    The river flows slowly to the sea.

Etymology 3

Verb

verso

  1. first-person singular present of versare

Preposition

verso

  1. vicinity, proximity, nearby
  2. around, near to, close to
    Arriverà verso mezzogiorno.
    She will arrive around noon.

References

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

Anagrams

Latin

Alternative forms

  • vorsō

Etymology

Frequentative verb of vertō.

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, versāsti2 versāvit versāvimus versāvistis, versāstis2 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, versāssem2 versāvissēs, versāsses2 versāvisset, versāsset2 versāvissēmus, versāssemus2 versāvissētis, versāssetis2 versāvissent, versāssent2
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, versāsse2 versātūrus esse versārī, versārier1 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

1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested for this verb.
2At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

Descendants

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

References

  • verso in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • verso in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • verso in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • verse in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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

Verb

verso

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin versus, probably borrowed; cf. the inherited Old Spanish viesso.

Adjective

verso (feminine singular versa, masculine plural versos, feminine plural versas)

  1. (mathematics) versed

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

Verb

verso

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