German Conversation · Level 67
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German word
Vers
Pronunciation
IPA/fɛɐ̯s/
Meaning
- masculine nounline
Example
Die Verse des Gedichts sind kurz.
The lines of the poem are short.
More examples
Er konnte nicht sofort einen Vers schreiben.
He could not immediately write a verse line.
Core concept
A measured poetic line that stands as a small rhythmic unit.
Common phrases
die Verse des Gedichts
the poem's verse lines
einen Vers schreiben
write a verse line
ein paar Verse
a few lines of verse
Similar words
Zeile: One horizontal line of writing in a book or on a screen.
Strophe: A section of a poem made up of several lines.
Reim: Similar sounds at the ends of words in poetry.
Versmaß: The structured pattern of rhythm across poetic lines.
Definition in German
Ein Vers ist eine einzelne Zeile in einem Gedicht, die häufig durch Metrum, Rhythmus oder Reim als Einheit erscheint.
Word origin
Vers comes from Latin versus, meaning 'turning' or 'return', through Old French vers into German as a poetic term.
Usage tips
- For an ordinary line of writing, German uses die Zeile, while Vers is the literary term for a poetic line.
Other meanings
- versenoun
Opposites
- Prosaprosenoun
Related words
- Verszeileverse linenoun
- Versmaßpoetic meternoun
- versifizierenversifyverb