versus

vers--us Vorlage:lat. ‘gegen’

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯er.sus/, [ˈu̯ɛrs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈver.sus/, [ˈvɛrsus]

Etymology 1

From earlier vorsus, from Proto-Italic *worssos, perfect passive participle of vertō (“to turn”).

Alternative forms

• vorsus

Participle

versus (feminine versa, neuter versum); first/second-declension participle

1. turned, changed, having been turned

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	versus	versa	versum		versī	versae	versa
Genitive	versī	versae	versī		versōrum	versārum	versōrum
Dative	versō		versō		versīs
Accusative	versum	versam	versum		versōs	versās	versa
Ablative	versō	versā	versō		versīs
Vocative	verse	versa	versum		versī	versae	versa

Etymology 2

Adverbial use of versus (“turned”).

Alternative forms

• versum
• vorsum
• vorsus

Adverb

versus (not comparable)

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

Etymology 3

Action noun from vertō + -tus.

Alternative forms

• vorsus

Noun

versus m (genitive versūs); fourth declension

1. a furrow (turned earth)
2. (transf.) a line, row
   1. (partic.) a line of writing, a verse [ quotations ▼]
3. a land measure (= πλέθρον (pléthron)) [ quotations ▼]
4. (dance) a turn, step

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	versus	versūs
Genitive	versūs	versuum
Dative	versuī	versibus
Accusative	versum	versūs
Ablative	versū	versibus
Vocative	versus	versūs

Etymology 4

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

Participle

versus (feminine versa, neuter versum); first/second-declension participle

1. swept

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	versus	versa	versum		versī	versae	versa
Genitive	versī	versae	versī		versōrum	versārum	versōrum
Dative	versō		versō		versīs
Accusative	versum	versam	versum		versōs	versās	versa
Ablative	versō	versā	versō		versīs
Vocative	verse	versa	versum		versī	versae	versa