verto

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian vertice and Latin vertex, perhaps also Russian верши́на (veršína).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈverto]
• Rhymes: -erto
• Hyphenation: ver‧to

Noun

verto (accusative singular verton, plural vertoj, accusative plural vertojn)

1. pate, top or crown of the head
   • 2001, Sten Johansson, chapter 8, in Neĝo kaŝas nur…, Eld. Al-fab-et-o:

     La edzino verŝas kafon, dum la gasto okulkaresas ŝin de piedoj ĝis verto, precipe la mezajn partojn.

     His wife poured coffee, while the guest eyed her from feet to crown, especially the middle parts.

Finnish

Etymology

verta +‎ -o

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋerto/, [ˈʋe̞rt̪o̞]
• Rhymes: -erto
• Hyphenation^(key): ver‧to

Noun

verto (rare)

1. Synonym of verta (“match”)

Declension

Inflection of verto (Kotus type 1*K/valo, rt-rr gradation)
nominative		verto	verrot
genitive		verron	vertojen
partitive		vertoa	vertoja
illative		vertoon	vertoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		verto	verrot
accusative	nom.	verto	verrot
	gen.	verron
genitive		verron	vertojen
partitive		vertoa	vertoja
inessive		verrossa	verroissa
elative		verrosta	verroista
illative		vertoon	vertoihin
adessive		verrolla	verroilla
ablative		verrolta	verroilta
allative		verrolle	verroille
essive		vertona	vertoina
translative		verroksi	verroiksi
abessive		verrotta	verroitta
instructive		—	verroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of verto (Kotus type 1*K/valo, rt-rr gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vertoni vertoni accusative nom. vertoni vertoni gen. vertoni genitive vertoni vertojeni partitive vertoani vertojani inessive verrossani verroissani elative verrostani verroistani illative vertooni vertoihini adessive verrollani verroillani ablative verroltani verroiltani allative verrolleni verroilleni essive vertonani vertoinani translative verrokseni verroikseni abessive verrottani verroittani instructive — — comitative — vertoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vertosi vertosi accusative nom. vertosi vertosi gen. vertosi genitive vertosi vertojesi partitive vertoasi vertojasi inessive verrossasi verroissasi elative verrostasi verroistasi illative vertoosi vertoihisi adessive verrollasi verroillasi ablative verroltasi verroiltasi allative verrollesi verroillesi essive vertonasi vertoinasi translative verroksesi verroiksesi abessive verrottasi verroittasi instructive — — comitative — vertoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vertomme vertomme accusative nom. vertomme vertomme gen. vertomme genitive vertomme vertojemme partitive vertoamme vertojamme inessive verrossamme verroissamme elative verrostamme verroistamme illative vertoomme vertoihimme adessive verrollamme verroillamme ablative verroltamme verroiltamme allative verrollemme verroillemme essive vertonamme vertoinamme translative verroksemme verroiksemme abessive verrottamme verroittamme instructive — — comitative — vertoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vertonne vertonne accusative nom. vertonne vertonne gen. vertonne genitive vertonne vertojenne partitive vertoanne vertojanne inessive verrossanne verroissanne elative verrostanne verroistanne illative vertoonne vertoihinne adessive verrollanne verroillanne ablative verroltanne verroiltanne allative verrollenne verroillenne essive vertonanne vertoinanne translative verroksenne verroiksenne abessive verrottanne verroittanne instructive — — comitative — vertoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vertonsa vertonsa accusative nom. vertonsa vertonsa gen. vertonsa genitive vertonsa vertojensa partitive vertoaan vertoansa vertojaan vertojansa inessive verrossaan verrossansa verroissaan verroissansa elative verrostaan verrostansa verroistaan verroistansa illative vertoonsa vertoihinsa adessive verrollaan verrollansa verroillaan verroillansa ablative verroltaan verroltansa verroiltaan verroiltansa allative verrolleen verrollensa verroilleen verroillensa essive vertonaan vertonansa vertoinaan vertoinansa translative verrokseen verroksensa verroikseen verroiksensa abessive verrottaan verrottansa verroittaan verroittansa instructive — — comitative — vertoineen vertoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• keskiverto

 

Further reading

• “verto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

Anagrams

• Tervo, revot, verot

Galician

Verb

verto

1. first-person singular present indicative of verter

Italian

Verb

verto

1. first-person singular present indicative of vertere

Anagrams

• torve, trevo, vetro

Latin

Alternative forms

• vortō

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *wertō, from Proto-Indo-European *wértti.

Cognates include Sanskrit वर्तते (vártate, “to turn”), Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬙 (var^ət), Russian вертеть (vertetʹ, “to rotate”)), Proto-Baltic *wert- (Lithuanian ver̃sti), Persian گرد (gard, “grow; turn”), Proto-Germanic *werþaną (“to become”) (Old English weorþan (“to happen”), English worth), Old Irish dofortad (“to pour out”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯er.toː/, [ˈu̯ɛrt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈver.to/, [ˈvɛrt̪o]

Verb

vertō (present infinitive vertere, perfect active vertī, supine versum); third conjugation

1. to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve

   Synonyms: versō, advertō, circumagō

   tergum/terga vertere ― be on the run, to escape

2. to turn upside down, overturn, overthrow, subvert, destroy

   Synonyms: prōflīgō, impellō, subvertō, fundō, prōsternō, sternō, pervertō, ēvertō, dēturbō, afflīgō, dissipō, versō

3. to be engaged in, be in a place or condition

   Synonyms: operor, exerceō, labōrō, versō

4. to change, alter, transform

   Synonyms: mūtō, commūtō, versō, cōnferō

5. to reverse (transitive)
6. to exchange, interchange
7. (of literary productions) to translate, turn into another language

   Synonym: trānsferō

8. to retreat

   Synonyms: decedo, discedo, cedo, deficio, concēdō, excēdō, regredior, subtrahō, subdūcō, inclīnō, recēdō, āmoveō, recipiō, referō, facessō

   Antonyms: prōgredior, prōdeō, prōcēdō, prōficiō, aggredior, ēvehō, incēdō, accēdō, adeō

Conjugation

   Conjugation of vertō (third conjugation)

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	vertō	vertis	vertit	vertimus	vertitis	vertunt
	imperfect	vertēbam	vertēbās	vertēbat	vertēbāmus	vertēbātis	vertēbant
	future	vertam	vertēs	vertet	vertēmus	vertētis	vertent
	perfect	vertī	vertistī	vertit	vertimus	vertistis	vertērunt, vertēre
	pluperfect	verteram	verterās	verterat	verterāmus	verterātis	verterant
	future perfect	verterō	verteris	verterit	verterimus	verteritis	verterint
passive	present	vertor	verteris, vertere	vertitur	vertimur	vertiminī	vertuntur
	imperfect	vertēbar	vertēbāris, vertēbāre	vertēbātur	vertēbāmur	vertēbāminī	vertēbantur
	future	vertar	vertēris, vertēre	vertētur	vertēmur	vertēminī	vertentur
	perfect	versus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	versus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	versus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	vertam	vertās	vertat	vertāmus	vertātis	vertant
imperfect	verterem	verterēs	verteret	verterēmus	verterētis	verterent
perfect	verterim	verterīs	verterit	verterīmus	verterītis	verterint
pluperfect	vertissem	vertissēs	vertisset	vertissēmus	vertissētis	vertissent
passive	present	vertar	vertāris, vertāre	vertātur	vertāmur	vertāminī	vertantur
imperfect	verterer	verterēris, verterēre	verterētur	verterēmur	verterēminī	verterentur
perfect	versus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect	versus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	verte	—	—	vertite	—
	future	—	vertitō	vertitō	—	vertitōte	vertuntō
passive	present	—	vertere	—	—	vertiminī	—
	future	—	vertitor	vertitor	—	—	vertuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		vertere	vertisse	versūrum esse	vertī	versum esse	versum īrī
participles		vertēns	—	versūrus	—	versus	vertendus, vertundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		vertendī	vertendō	vertendum	vertendō	versum	versū

Derived terms

• advertō
• āvertō
• circumvertō
• convertō
• dēvertō
• dīvertō
• ēvertō
• intervertō
• invertō
• obvertō
• oportet
• pervertō
• revertō/revertor
• subvertō
• trānsvertō
• versicapillus
• versicolor
• versiformis
• versilis
• versiō
• versipellis
• versō
• versōria
• versūra
• versus
• versūtus
• vertebra
• vertibilis
• vertīgō
• vortex/vertex

 

Related terms

• terga vertō

Descendants

• Italian: vertere
• Old French: vertir
• English: versus
• Old Galician-Portuguese: verter
  • Galician: verter
  • Portuguese: verter
• Old Spanish:
  • Spanish: verter

See also

• volvō

References

• “verto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “verto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• verto in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• verto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • the wind is turning to the south-west: ventus se vertit in Africum
    
  • to make not the slightest effort; not to stir a finger: manum non vertere alicuius rei causa
    
  • to make a thing ridiculous, turn it into a joke: aliquid in risum vertere
    
  • all depends on this; this is the decisive point: in ea re omnia vertuntur
    
  • I wish you all success in the matter: bene id tibi vertat!
    
  • to reproach a person with..: aliquid alicui crimini dare, vertere
    
  • to translate from Greek into Latin: aliquid e graeco in latinum (sermonem) convertere, vertere, transferre
    
  • to translate Plato: Platonem vertere, convertere
    
  • to translate from Plato: ab or de (not ex) Platone vertere, convertere, transferre
    
  • to become an object of ridicule; to be laughed at: in ludibrium verti (Tac. Ann. 12. 26)
    
  • to make a thing a matter of conscience, be scrupulous about a thing: aliquid religioni habere or in religionem vertere
    
  • and may God grant success: quod deus bene vertat!
    
  • to interpret something as an omen: accipere, vertere aliquid in omen
    
  • to leave one's country (only used of exiles): solum vertere, mutare (Caecin. 34. 100)
    
  • to reproach, blame a person for..: aliquid alicui crimini dare, vitio vertere (Verr. 5. 50)
    
  • to flee, run away: terga vertere or dare
    

Further reading

• “verto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Dizionario Latino, Olivetti

Portuguese

Verb

verto

1. first-person singular present indicative of verter

Venetan

Alternative forms

• averto

Etymology

From Latin apertus. Compare Friulian viert.

Verb

verto m (feminine singular verta, masculine plural verti, feminine plural verte)

1. past participle of verxar, past participle of vèrzar

Adjective

verto (feminine singular verta, masculine plural verti, feminine plural verte)

1. open

Derived terms

• vertaùra