versum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →versus, versus:
Masculine · Noun · 4th declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Poetry
line, verse; furrow, ground traversed before turn; row/string, bench (rowers);
acc. sg.gen. pl. - Entry →versum:
Adverb
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
toward, in the direction of; in specified direction; towards quarter named;
- Entry →verro, verrere, verri, versus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
sweep clean; sweep together; sweep (to the ground); skim, sweep; sweep along;; turn, turn around; change, alter; overthrow, destroy;
acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg.nom. sg. perf. pass. part.voc. sg. perf. pass. part. - Entry →versum:
Preposition
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
toward, in the direction of; (placed after ACC); -ward (after name of town);
Examples
- A
Capitula
Aulus Gellius
"...humanarum, quibus contra opinionem volgariam interpretatus est Homeri versum. IV. Quid Menander poeta Philemoni poetae dixerit..." - A
Liber XIII
Aulus Gellius
"...senarius: sophoi tyrannoi ton sophon xynousiai. II. Eum versum Plato in Theaeteto Euripidi esse dicit. Quod quidem..." - A
Liber X
Aulus Gellius
"...sensim primores emovemus ac spiritum atque animam porro versum et ad eos, quibuscum sermocinamur "intendimus. At contra..." - A
Liber IX
Aulus Gellius
"...sursum mittas, hoc interest: nam neutrum potest deorsum versum recte mitti, sed sursum utrumque optime. Quare milites Metelli..." - A
Liber VI
Aulus Gellius
"...hanc Ennii sententiam pertinentes, ex quibus tertium versum Caesellius non respexit: Hannibal audaci cum pectore de me hortatur..." - A
Liber V
Aulus Gellius
"...factum "compluriens". Id quoniam minus usitatum est, versum Plauti subscripsi ex comoedia? quae Persa inscribitur: quid metuis? - metuo..." - A
Liber IV
Aulus Gellius
"...veteres eo modo pronuntiasse affirmat, solius tamen Ennii versum unum ponit ex libro, qui Scipio inscribitur. Eum versum..." - T
Captivi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...amisi, retinui pignori putamina. ita mihi stolido sursum versum os sublevere offuciis. hic quidem me numquam irridebit. Colaphe..."
