vérsus

See also: versus, Versus, verŝus, and vēršus

Portuguese

Alternative forms

versus, vs.

Etymology

Borrowed from English versus, ultimately from Latin versus.[1] Doublet of verso.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛʁ.sus/ [ˈvɛh.sus]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛɾ.sus/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛʁ.suʃ/ [ˈvɛχ.suʃ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛɻ.sus/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛɾ.suʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛɾ.suʃ/

Rhymes: (São Paulo) -ɛɾsus
Homophone: versos
Hyphenation: vér‧sus

Preposition

vérsus

versus; against
Synonym: contra

References

“vérsus” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

Further reading

“vérsus” in iDicionário Aulete.
“vérsus” in Dicionário Online de Português.
“vérsus” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
“vérsus” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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