Vers

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

• 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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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

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• “Vers” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Vers

1. genitive of Ver

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

Vers m (plural Versen)

1. verse