Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛrə/

Adjective

verre

1. Inflected form of ver

French

Etymology

From Old French voirre most probably pronounced /vwɛr/, from Latin vitrum. Doublet of vitre.

The irregular evolution of /wɛ/ into /ɛ/ in this word is "early but normal after labials"; the influence of derivatives with an etymological first-syllable /ɛ/ may also be relevant. Compare François vs. Français.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛʁ/
• Homophones: vair, ver, verres, vers, vert, verts
• Rhymes: -ɛʁ

Noun

verre m ‎(plural verres)

1. (usually uncountable) glass (substance)

   verre de couleur‎ ― colored glass

   1. symbol of fragility

      Ça casse comme le verre.‎ ― That breaks like glass.

   2. symbol of transparency

      Une maison de verre.‎ ― A house of glass.

2. (countable) Object in this substance
   1. (optics) glass

      des verres de lunettes‎ ― spectacles

   2. lens

      des verres grossissants‎ ― magnifying lenses

   3. glass (drinking vessel)

      un verre en cristal‎ ― a crystal glass

   4. its content

      On va boire un verre!‎ ― Let's go have a drink!

Derived terms

Related terms

• vitre

Anagrams

• rêver

Latin

Noun

verre

1. ablative singular of verrēs

Middle English

Alternative forms

• verai, veray, verra, verray, verrei, verrey, verri, verry, very
• werai, werrai, wery

Adjective

verre ‎(superlative verrest)

1. true

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:verre.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse verri

Alternative forms

• værre (common misspelling)
• vondere

Pronunciation

Adjective

verre

1. worse; comparative degree of vond
2. comparative degree of ille
3. comparative degree of ond

Derived terms

• forverre

References

• “verre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.