Vers
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German vers, from Old High German fers, from Latin versus.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /fɛrs/, [fɛʁs], [fɛɐ̯s], (Austria) /vɛrs/
- One of five Latinate words in which initial v- is /f/; compare Vesper, Vettel, Vize, Vogt.
Audio: (file)
Noun
editVers m (strong, genitive Verses, plural Verse, diminutive Verschen n or Verslein n)
- line (of a poem or song)
- Der erste Vers reimt sich auf den zweiten.
- The first line rhymes with the second.
- (usually in the plural) verse, poetry
- Ist die Übersetzung in Versen oder Prosa?
- Is the translation in verse or prose?
- verse (short, often popular poem)
- Das Kind sagte einen Vers auf.
- The child recited a verse.
- verse of a holy book (Bible, Quran etc.)
- Matthäus, Kapitel 28, Verse 18 bis 20
- Matthew, chapter 28, verses 18 to 20
- (colloquial, loosely) stanza, verse (section of a longer poem consisting of several lines)
- Synonym: (usual) Strophe
Declension
editDeclension of Vers [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Vers” in Duden online
- Vers on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Vers” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Icelandic
editProper noun
editVers
Luxembourgish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German vers, from Old High German fers, from Latin versus.
Noun
editVers m (plural Versen)
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