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

• Kehrvers
• versifizieren

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