vert

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See also: 'vert, vért, vèrt, vērt, and vërt

English[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English vert, borrowed from Old French vert, from Vulgar Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis. Doublet of virid, which was borrowed directly from Latin.

Noun[edit]

vert (countable and uncountable, plural verts)

  1. (heraldry) A green colour, now only in heraldry; represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees counter-clockwise.
    vert:  
  2. (archaic) Green undergrowth or other vegetation growing in a forest, as a potential cover for deer.
  3. (archaic) The right to fell trees or cut shrubs in a forest.
    • 1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe:
      “I understand thee,” said the King, “and the Holy Clerk shall have a grant of vert and venison in my woods of Warncliffe.”
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Adjective[edit]

vert (comparative more vert, superlative most vert)

  1. (heraldry) In blazon, of the colour green.
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Etymology 2[edit]

Abbreviation of vertical.

Adjective[edit]

vert

  1. Abbreviation of vertical.

Noun[edit]

vert (plural verts)

  1. (colloquial) In sport, a type of bicycle stunt competition.
  2. A vertical surface used by skateboarders or skiers.
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Etymology 3[edit]

Abbreviation of vertebrate.

Noun[edit]

vert (plural verts)

  1. (biology, informal) vertebrate

Etymology 4[edit]

From Latin vertere (to turn, overturn).

Verb[edit]

vert (third-person singular simple present verts, present participle verting, simple past and past participle verted)

  1. (archaic or literary) To turn.

Etymology 5[edit]

Abbreviation of vertex.

Noun[edit]

vert (plural verts)

  1. (computer graphics, informal) vertex

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French vert, from Vulgar Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis. Cf. Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish verde.

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Noun[edit]

vert m (plural verts)

  1. green

Adjective[edit]

vert (feminine verte, masculine plural verts, feminine plural vertes)

  1. green

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Descendants[edit]

  • Haitian Creole: vèt,
  • Louisiana Creole: , vèr, vær
  • Wolof: wert

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Colors in French · couleurs (layout · text)
     blanc      gris      noir
             rouge; cramoisi, carmin              orange; brun, marron              jaune; crème
             lime              vert              menthe
             cyan, turquoise; bleu canard              azur, bleu ciel              bleu
             violet, lilas; indigo              magenta; pourpre              rose

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Friulian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin virdis, syncopated from Latin viridis. Compare Italian verde.

Adjective[edit]

vert

  1. green

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Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ver +‎ -t

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Verb[edit]

vert

  1. third-person singular indicative past indefinite of ver

Participle[edit]

vert

  1. past participle of ver

Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old French vert, from Vulgar Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis.

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vert (uncountable)

  1. (cooking, heraldry) Green-coloured.

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Noun[edit]

vert (uncountable)

  1. (law) Any plant having green leaves.
  2. (rare, especially heraldry) green

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German wert.

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vert m (definite singular verten, indefinite plural verter, definite plural vertene)

  1. a host (also in biology)
  2. a landlord

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle Low German wert.

Noun[edit]

vert m (definite singular verten, indefinite plural vertar, definite plural vertane)

  1. a host (also in biology)
  2. a landlord

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Verb[edit]

vert

  1. inflection of verta:
    1. present
    2. imperative

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Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis. Compare Italian verde and Spanish verde.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈvert/, (later) /ˈvɛɾt/

Noun[edit]

vert oblique singularm (oblique plural verz or vertz, nominative singular verz or vertz, nominative plural vert)

  1. green

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vert m (oblique and nominative feminine singular vert)

  1. green, of a green color

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Walloon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French vert, from Vulgar Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis. Cf. French vert, Italian verde and Spanish verde.

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Adjective[edit]

vert

  1. green