reverso

See also: reversó

English

Noun

reverso (plural reversos)

1. (printing) Any of the left-hand pages of a book.

Synonyms

• verso

Antonyms

• recto

Esperanto

Etymology

From English reversi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [reˈverso]
• Rhymes: -erso
• Hyphenation: re‧ver‧so

Noun

reverso (uncountable, accusative reverson)

1. reversi, Othello

   Synonym: otelo

Latin

Etymology

Found in Late Latin. From re- +‎ versō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /reˈu̯er.soː/, [reˈu̯ɛrs̠oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /reˈver.so/, [reˈvɛrso]

Verb

reversō (present infinitive reversāre, perfect active reversāvī, supine reversātum); first conjugation

1. to turn back, turn around
2. to turn round, invert

Conjugation

   Conjugation of reversō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	reversō	reversās	reversat	reversāmus	reversātis	reversant
	imperfect	reversābam	reversābās	reversābat	reversābāmus	reversābātis	reversābant
	future	reversābō	reversābis	reversābit	reversābimus	reversābitis	reversābunt
	perfect	reversāvī	reversāvistī	reversāvit	reversāvimus	reversāvistis	reversāvērunt, reversāvēre
	pluperfect	reversāveram	reversāverās	reversāverat	reversāverāmus	reversāverātis	reversāverant
	future perfect	reversāverō	reversāveris	reversāverit	reversāverimus	reversāveritis	reversāverint
passive	present	reversor	reversāris, reversāre	reversātur	reversāmur	reversāminī	reversantur
	imperfect	reversābar	reversābāris, reversābāre	reversābātur	reversābāmur	reversābāminī	reversābantur
	future	reversābor	reversāberis, reversābere	reversābitur	reversābimur	reversābiminī	reversābuntur
	perfect	reversātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	reversātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	reversātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	reversem	reversēs	reverset	reversēmus	reversētis	reversent
imperfect	reversārem	reversārēs	reversāret	reversārēmus	reversārētis	reversārent
perfect	reversāverim	reversāverīs	reversāverit	reversāverīmus	reversāverītis	reversāverint
pluperfect	reversāvissem	reversāvissēs	reversāvisset	reversāvissēmus	reversāvissētis	reversāvissent
passive	present	reverser	reversēris, reversēre	reversētur	reversēmur	reversēminī	reversentur
imperfect	reversārer	reversārēris, reversārēre	reversārētur	reversārēmur	reversārēminī	reversārentur
perfect	reversātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect	reversātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	reversā	—	—	reversāte	—
	future	—	reversātō	reversātō	—	reversātōte	reversantō
passive	present	—	reversāre	—	—	reversāminī	—
	future	—	reversātor	reversātor	—	—	reversantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		reversāre	reversāvisse	reversātūrum esse	reversārī	reversātum esse	reversātum īrī
participles		reversāns	—	reversātūrus	—	reversātus	reversandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		reversandī	reversandō	reversandum	reversandō	reversātum	reversātū

Descendants

• Catalan: revessar
• English: reverse
• Italian: riversare, rovesciare
• Neapolitan: reverzà
• Portuguese: reversar, revessar
• Romanian: revărsa
• Spanish: rebosar, revesar

References

• “reverso”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• reverso in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reversus (“returned”), active participle of revertor (“to turn back; to return”), from re- +‎ vertō (“to turn”). Doublet of revés, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈvɛʁ.su/ [heˈvɛh.su]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈvɛʁ.su/ [heˈvɛh.su]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈvɛɾ.su/ [heˈvɛɾ.su]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈvɛʁ.su/ [χeˈvɛχ.su]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈvɛɻ.so/ [heˈvɛɻ.so]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈvɛɾ.su/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈvɛɾ.su/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈbɛɾ.su/ [ʁɨˈβɛɾ.su]

• Hyphenation: re‧ver‧so

Adjective

reverso (feminine reversa, masculine plural reversos, feminine plural reversas, not comparable)

1. reversed; turned around

   Synonyms: revirado, virado

2. opposite; contrary

   Synonyms: contrário, oposto

Noun

reverso m (plural reversos)

1. back (the reverse side)

   Synonyms: revés, traseiro

   Antonym: frente

2. opposite (the contrary of something)

   Synonyms: contrário, oposto

Derived terms

• reverso da medalha

Related terms

• reversal
• reversamente
• reversão
• reversar
• reversibilidade
• reversivamente
• reversível
• reversivo
• reversor
• revertência
• revertente
• reverter
• revertere
• revertério
• revertido
• revertível

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈbeɾso/ [reˈβ̞eɾ.so]
• Rhymes: -eɾso
• Syllabification: re‧ver‧so

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin reversus.

Noun

reverso m (plural reversos)

1. back, back side, reverse

Derived terms

• reverso de la medalla

 

Related terms

• revesar
• verso

 

Etymology 2

Verb

reverso

1. first-person singular present indicative of reversar

Further reading

• “reverso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10