- versus or vorsus
- versus or vorsus P. of verto.
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versus or vorsus
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ritroso — /ri troso/ [lat. retrorsus volto all indietro , comp. di retro indietro e versus o vorsus, part. pass. di vertĕre volgere ]. ■ agg. 1. [che procede all indietro] ▲ Locuz. prep.: a ritroso [con movimento retrogrado, anche fig.: andare, camminare a … Enciclopedia Italiana
u̯er-3: H. u̯er-t- (*su̯erkʷh-) — u̯er 3: H. u̯er t (*su̯erkʷh ) English meaning: to turn, wind Deutsche Übersetzung: “drehen, wenden” Grammatical information: causative iterative u̯ortei̯ō Material: O.Ind. themat. present vartati( tē) “dreht”, Med. “dreht… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
верста — укр. верства, др. русск. вьрста возраст; пара; ровесник; мера длины , ст. слав. врьста ἡλικία (Супр.), болг. връст возраст , сербохорв. врста ряд, вид , словен. vrsta ряд; строка; вид; возраст , чеш. vrstva слой , слвц. vrstva, польск. warstwa… … Этимологический словарь русского языка Макса Фасмера
Dextrorsal — Dex*tror sal, Dextrorse Dex trorse , a. [L. dextrorsum, contr. fr. dextrovorsum, dextroversum, toward the right side; dexter right + versus, vorsus, p. p. of vertere, vortere, to turn.] (Botany) Turning from the left to the right, in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dextrorse — Dextrorsal Dex*tror sal, Dextrorse Dex trorse , a. [L. dextrorsum, contr. fr. dextrovorsum, dextroversum, toward the right side; dexter right + versus, vorsus, p. p. of vertere, vortere, to turn.] (Botany) Turning from the left to the right, in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dextrorse — dextrorsely, adv. /dek strawrs, dek strawrs /, adj. Bot. (of a climbing plant) rising helically from right to left, as seen from outside the helix (opposed to sinistrorse). Also, dextrorsal. [1860 65; < L dextrorsum toward the right, earlier… … Universalium
verste — [ vɛrst ] n. f. • 1759; virst 1607; russe versta ♦ Ancienne unité de mesure itinéraire utilisée en Russie (1 067 mètres). ● verste nom féminin (russe versta) Ancienne unité de mesure itinéraire usitée en Russie, à partir du XVIIIe s., et valant 1 … Encyclopédie Universelle
ritroso — {{hw}}{{ritroso}}{{/hw}}A agg. 1 (lett.) Che va all indietro, all opposto, in senso contrario: cammino ritroso | Andare a –r, andare all indietro (anche fig.). 2 Restio, riluttante: siamo ritrosi ad assistere al vostro matrimonio. 3 Che è timido … Enciclopedia di italiano
dextrorse — dex•trorse [[t]ˈdɛk strɔrs, dɛkˈstrɔrs[/t]] adj. bot twining in a clockwise direction from the base • Etymology: 1860–65; < L dextrorsum toward the right, earlier dextrōvorsum=dextrō to the right (see dexter) +vorsum, acc. of vorsus, var. of… … From formal English to slang
sinistrorse — [sin′is trôrs΄] adj. [ModL sinistrorsus < L, contr. of sinistrovorsus < sinister, to the left (see SINISTER) + versus, vorsus (see VERSE)] Bot. twining upward while constantly turning to the left, as the stems of some vines do: opposed to… … English World dictionary
