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versus.

line, verse; furrow, ground traversed before turn; row/string, bench (rowers);

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈwɛr.sʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈvɛr.sus]

  1. turned, changed, having been turned

    declension-1 · declension-2 · participle
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *wr̥ttós Proto-Italic *worssosder. Latin vorsus Latin versus From earlier vorsus, from Proto-Italic *worssos, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥ttós, from *wert- + *-tós.

adv[ˈwɛr.sʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈvɛr.sus]

  1. towards, turned to or in the direction of, facing

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Adverbial use of versus (“turned”).

noun[ˈwɛr.sʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈvɛr.sus]

  1. a furrow (turned earth)

    declension-4 · masculine

  2. a line, row

    declension-4 · masculine

  3. a line of writing; (poetry) a verse

    declension-4 · especially · masculine

  4. a land measure equal to a plethron

    declension-4 · masculine

  5. a turn, step

    declension-4 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-etor Proto-Indo-European *wértetor Proto-Italic *wertō Latin vertō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin versus From vertō + -tus (forming action nouns).

verb[ˈwɛr.sʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈvɛr.sus]

  1. swept

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
Where this word comes from

Perfect passive participle of verrō (“to sweep”).

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