ver

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English

Noun

ver (plural vers)

Abbreviation of version.

Anagrams

ERV, Rev, Rev., VRE, ev'r, rev, rev.

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɛr/, (northern dialect) /fær/

Etymology 1

From Dutch ver, from Middle Dutch verre.

Adjective

ver (attributive verre, comparative verder, superlative verste)

far, distant

Alternative forms

fêr (obsolete)

Derived terms

verte

Etymology 2

Preposition

ver

Archaic spelling of vir.

Albanian

Etymology

Unknown. Maybe related to urë.

Noun

ver m (plural verra)

(architecture) arch

Aromanian

Alternative forms

veru

Etymology

From Latin (cōnsōbrīnus) vērus. Compare Romanian văr.

Noun

ver m (plural veri, feminine equivalent vearã)

(male) cousin
Synonyms: cusurin, cusurin-ver

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin vidēre, present active infinitive of videō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbeɾ/, [ˈbeɾ]
Rhymes: -eɾ
Hyphenation: ver

Verb

ver

to see

Conjugation

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Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan ver, from Latin vērus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbɛr]
IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈvə]
IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈveɾ]

Adjective

ver (feminine vera, masculine plural vers, feminine plural veres)

(archaic or Balearic, Alghero) true, real
Synonym: veritable

Related terms

veritat

Dutch

Alternative forms

verre (archaic)

Etymology

From earlier verre, from Middle Dutch verre, Old Dutch ferro, from Proto-West Germanic *ferrō, from Proto-Germanic *ferrai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go over”). Originally solely an adverb, adjectival usages represent a secondary development visible in many Germanic languages.

The now-obsolete sense of "by far" was already present in the Middle Dutch word, and survived until as late as the nineteenth century.

The inflected adjective form verre was historically sometimes re-formed as verde (see there for more).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɛr/
Hyphenation: ver
Rhymes: -ɛr

Adverb

ver

far
Antonyms: nabij, dichtbij

Hij kwam ver, maar faalde alsnog. ― He came far, but failed nonetheless.
(obsolete) by far
Synonym: verreweg

Deze methode is ver de beste. ― This method is the best by far.

Usage notes

Beyond the derivations listed below, the archaic form verre is also still regularly encountered in phrases such as verre van ("far from").

Adjective

ver (comparative verder, superlative verst)

far, distant
Antonyms: dichtbij, nabij

Hij reist naar verre oorden. ― He travels to distant places.

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

Afrikaans: ver
Berbice Creole Dutch: faru
Javindo: fer
Negerhollands: ver

Faroese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /veːɹ/
Rhymes: -eːɹ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wazą. Related to Icelandic ver, Danish vår, Swedish var, all meaning the same, and Norwegian ver, vær, meaning the same, but also “bag, jar, place to store things”.

Noun

ver n

a cover made of cloth (e.g. a pillow case or duvet cover)
Synonym: vor

Declension

Etymology 2

See vera.

Verb

ver

be singular imperative of vera

Conjugation

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French ver, verm (“worm”), from Latin vermem (“worm”), from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɛʁ/
Rhymes: -ɛʁ
(Quebec) IPA^(key): /vaɛ̯ʁ/
Hyphenation: ver
Homophones: vair, vairs, verre, verres, vers, vert, verts

Noun

ver m (plural vers)

worm

Derived terms

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese veer, from Latin vidēre, present active infinitive of videō (“to see”), from Proto-Italic *widēō (“to see”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know; see”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbeɾ/ [ˈbeɾ]
Rhymes: -eɾ
Hyphenation: ver

Verb

ver (first-person singular present vexo, first-person singular preterite vin, past participle visto)
ver (first-person singular present vejo, first-person singular preterite vim or vi, past participle visto, reintegrationist norm)

to see

Conjugation

Related terms

Hungarian

Etymology

Of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈvɛr]
Rhymes: -ɛr

Verb

ver

(transitive) to beat, bang, throb
(transitive) to mill
(transitive, of coins) to mint, strike
(intransitive) to pant, palpitate

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

References

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɛːr/
Rhymes: -ɛːr

Homophone: Ver

Etymology 1

From Old Norse verr, from Proto-Germanic *weraz, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós. Cognate with English were-.

Noun

ver m (genitive singular vers, nominative plural verar)

(poetic, literary) a husband
Synonyms: bóndi, eiginmaður, ektamaður, maður
(poetic, literary) a man (male)
Synonyms: karl, karlmaður, maður

Declension

Etymology 2

A 19th century alteration of earlier vör, from Old Norse vǫrr, from Proto-Germanic *warzuz.

Noun

ver m (genitive singular vers, nominative plural verir) or ver n (genitive singular vers, nominative plural ver)

a line in the water made by the movement of an oar or a boat

Declension

Synonyms

(line in the water): (of an oar) árarfar, (of a boat) kjölrák, var, vör

Etymology 3

From Old Norse ver, of the same meaning. Origin uncertain, but probably related to vari (“liquid”) and to Old English wær (“sea”).

Noun

ver n (genitive singular vers, no plural)

(poetic) the sea, the ocean

Etymology 4

The same as Norwegian vær (“fishing harbor, fishing village”), other cognates including Old English wer (whence modern English weir), Old Saxon werr, Middle Low German were/wer, Middle High German wer (whence German Wehr). Probably from Proto-Germanic *warjaz, *warją (“dam, weir”), related to vör f (“landing space for a boat”) and to verja (“protect”). The root meaning would then be a guarded or fenced off place.

Noun

ver n (genitive singular vers, nominative plural ver)

fishing center
a place where a flock of birds makes its nests (and eggs may be gathered or birds caught)
a wet grassy spot in an otherwise inhospitable area; oasis
(in this sense common as a suffix in place names:) Eyvindarver, Þjórsárver
(as a suffix) production facility
‎kvikmynd (“movie”) + ‎ver → ‎kvikmyndaver (“movie studio, movie production facility”)

‎ál (“aluminum”) + ‎ver → ‎álver (“aluminum production facility”)
a generic suffix for proper names of community centers, shopping centers, or names of businesses

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 5

From Proto-Germanic *wazą. Related to Faroese ver, Danish vår, Swedish var, all meaning the same, and Norwegian ver, vær, meaning the same, but also “bag, jar, place to store things”. Compare vasi (“pocket”).

Noun

ver n (genitive singular vers, nominative plural ver)

a cover made of cloth (e.g. a pillow case or duvet cover)

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 6

See verr.

Adverb

ver

(nonstandard) comparative degree of illa
standard form: verr

Etymology 7

See vera.

Verb

ver

singular imperative of vera (“to be”)

Etymology 8

See verja.

Verb

ver

first-person singular indicative of verja
Ég ver hann. ― I defend him.
third-person singular indicative of verja
Hann ver mig. ― He protects me.
singular imperative of verja

References

Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
Árni Böðvarsson (editor). Íslensk orðabók, 2nd edition, 12th printing (2000). Reykjavík, Mál og Menning. →ISBN
Orðapistill um ver

Interlingua

Adjective

ver

true

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *wezor (stem *wezn-), from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (“spring”). The original Italic form gave *veror, genitive *vēnis, with -s- lost before -n- with lengthening of the preceding vowel, as is usual in Latin. The -n- of the genitive stem was then replaced by the -r- of the nominative, and the genitive stem was then extended back to the nominative.

Cognate with Ancient Greek ἔαρ (éar), Old Norse vár, Lithuanian vasara, Sanskrit वसर् (vasar, “morning”) and वसन्त (vasantá, “spring”), Persian (bahâr, “spring”), Old Armenian գարուն (garun), and Russian весна́ (vesná).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /u̯eːr/, [u̯eːr]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ver/, [vɛr]

Noun

vēr n (genitive vēris); third declension

spring (season)
Coordinate terms: aestās, autumnus, hiems

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Old Catalan: ver
Vulgar Latin: *vēra, *vērānum (see there for further descendants)

References

Latvian

Verb

ver

inflection of vērt:
1. second/third-person singular present indicative
2. third-person plural present indicative
3. second-person singular imperative
(with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of vērt
(with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of vērt

Livonian

Alternative forms

(Courland) ve'r

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *veri.

Noun

ver

blood

Lombard

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vērus (“true”). Cognate to Italian vero.

Adjective

ver

true

Middle English

Noun

ver

Alternative form of veir

Mòcheno

Etymology

An unstressed pronunciation, from Middle High German vür, from Old High German furi, from Proto-Germanic *furi (“for, before”). Cognate with German für, English for.

Preposition

ver

for [+accusative]

References

“ver” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Verb

ver

imperative of vera (“to be”)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse veðr n.

Noun

ver n (definite singular veret, indefinite plural ver, definite plural vera)

Alternative spelling of vêr

Etymology 3

From Old Norse veðr m.

Noun

ver m (definite singular veren, indefinite plural verar, definite plural verane)

Alternative spelling of vêr

References

“ver” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

erv, rev, vêr

Old Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vēr (“spring”).

Noun

ver m

spring (season)
- 1296 CE, Ramon Llull, Tree of Science (I, 89):

References

“ver” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *warją.

Noun

ver n (genitive vers)

station for taking eggs, fishing, catching seals, etc.
(poetic) sea
Synonyms: haf, sjór

Declension

Derived terms

fiskiver
selver
útver

Descendants

Icelandic: ver
Norwegian Nynorsk: vær
Norwegian Bokmål: vær

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ver n (genitive plural verja)

case, cover

Declension

Descendants

Icelandic: ver
Norwegian Nynorsk: var, vær
Norwegian Bokmål: var, vær
→⇒ Middle English: pilwer
- → Irish: piliúr

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ver

second-person singular present imperative active of vera

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ver

inflection of verja:
1. first-person singular present indicative active
2. second-person singular present imperative active

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ver

accusative singular indefinite of verr

References

"ver", in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German vor, Dutch voor, English fore.

Preposition

ver

before

Usage notes

Also used in order to express a phrase where English would use ago, such as "ver drei Yaahre", which means "three years ago."

Piedmontese

Etymology

From Latin vērus (“true”), from Proto-Italic *wēros, from a Proto-Indo-European *weh₁-ros, from *weh₁- (“true”).

Adjective

ver

true

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese veer, from Latin vidēre (“to see”), from Proto-Italic *widēō (“I see”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know; see”).

Pronunciation

(Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈve(ɹ)/
Homophone: vê (Brazil)
Hyphenation: ver

Verb

ver (first-person singular present vejo, first-person singular preterite vi, past participle visto)

(transitive) to see; to observe (to perceive with one’s eyes)
(intransitive) to see (to be able to see; not to be blind or blinded)
(figurative, transitive) to see; to understand
(intransitive with que and a subclause) to see; to notice; to realise (to come to a conclusion)
(intransitive with a subclause) to check (to verify some fact or condition)
(intransitive, or transitive with com) to check with (to consult [someone] for information)
(transitive) to watch (to be part of the audience of a visual performance or broadcast)
(transitive) to see; to visit
(intransitive) to pay (to face negative consequences)
(takes a reflexive pronoun, copulative or auxiliary with a verb in the gerund or past participle) to find oneself (to be in a given situation, especially unexpectedly)
(Brazil, informal, ditransitive, with the indirect object taking para or an indirect objective pronoun) to get used when ordering something from a waiter or attendant

Conjugation

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:ver.

Synonyms

(to be able to see): enxergar
(to observe something): contemplar, enxergar, mirar, observar, olhar
(to notice): perceber, notar
(to witness): observar, testemunhar, presenciar
(to understand): compreender, entender, sacar (slang)
(to visit): visitar
(to find oneself): encontrar-se

Derived terms

Related terms

Romansch

Etymology 1

From Latin verres.

Noun

ver m (plural vers)

(Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran) wild boar (Sus scrofa)

Alternative forms

verr (Sursilvan)
vier (Sutsilvan)

Etymology 2

Verb

ver

(Sutsilvan) Alternative form of vaser

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vidēre, from Proto-Italic *widēō (“to see”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd-. Cognate with English view, wit, wise. Compare the borrowed doublet vídeo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbeɾ/ [ˈbeɾ]
Rhymes: -eɾ
Syllabification: ver

Verb

ver (first-person singular present veo, first-person singular preterite vi, past participle visto)

(transitive, literally) to see, to spot
(transitive) to see, to look at, to view (perceive)
(transitive) to see, to tell, to observe
(transitive) to see, to check (verify)
(transitive) to watch
(reflexive) to look, to seem
(reflexive) to see oneself, to picture oneself
(reflexive) to find oneself, to be
(reciprocal) to see one another

Conjugation

This is one of three verbs to have an irregular indicative imperfect, alongside ser and ir. Ver's imperfect is a remnant of the Old Spanish veer (only the stem ve- is irregular, otherwise the endings are still regular). In some old texts and in rural speech the archaic preterite forms vide and vido can be found instead of the current vi and vio forms.

ver

ver

English

Noun

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adjective

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Preposition

Albanian

Etymology

Noun

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

Asturian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Catalan

Etymology

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Adjective

Related terms

Further reading

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adverb

Usage notes

Adjective

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

Faroese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Declension

Etymology 2

Verb

Conjugation

French

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Related terms

See also

Further reading

Hungarian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

Further reading

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

Declension

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