Vers

See also: vers, verš, and vers.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vers, from Old High German fers, from Latin versus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɛrs/, [fɛʁs], [fɛɐ̯s], (Austria) /vɛrs/
  • One of five Latinate words in which initial v- is /f/; compare Vesper, Vettel, Vize, Vogt.
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Noun

Vers m (strong, genitive Verses, plural Verse, diminutive Verschen n or Verslein n)

  1. line (of a poem or song)
    Der erste Vers reimt sich auf den zweiten.
    The first line rhymes with the second.
  2. (usually in the plural) verse, poetry
    Ist die Übersetzung in Versen oder Prosa?
    Is the translation in verse or prose?
  3. verse (short, often popular poem)
    Das Kind sagte einen Vers auf.
    The child recited a verse.
  4. verse of a holy book (Bible, Quran etc.)
    Matthäus, Kapitel 28, Verse 18 bis 20
    Matthew, chapter 28, verses 18 to 20
  5. (colloquial, loosely) stanza, verse (section of a longer poem consisting of several lines)
    Synonym: (usual) Strophe

Declension
Declension of Vers [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Vers die Verse
genitive eines des Verses der Verse
dative einem dem Vers, Verse1 den Versen
accusative einen den Vers die Verse

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Vers” in Duden online
  • Vers on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
  • “Vers” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Icelandic

Proper noun

Vers

  1. genitive of Ver

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German vers, from Old High German fers, from Latin versus.

Noun

Vers m (plural Versen)

  1. verse
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