LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

versōria1

versōria f (genitive versōriae)

Meaning

  1. sheet, a rope to adjust a sail

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeversōriaversōriae
genitiveversōriaeversōriārum
dativeversōriaeversōriīs
accusativeversōriamversōriās
ablativeversōriāversōriīs
vocativeversōriaversōriae

versōrĭa (vors-), ae, f. verto,
I. a rope that guides a sail, a sheet (Plautin.); hence, trop.: versoriam capere, to turn the sail, i. e. tack: cape vorsoriam, Recipe te ad erum, about ship! Plaut. Trin. 4, 3, 19: cape modo vorsoriam, id. Merc. 5, 2, 34.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wert-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wértetor
  3. Proto-Italic*wertō
  4. Latinversōria

Latin -tōrius Latin versōria From vertō + -tōrius.

noun · feminine
versōria2
*versōria f (plural *versōriās)

Meaning

  1. Proto Ibero Romancereconstructionbroom (for sweeping)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—versōriae
genitiveversōriaeversōriārum
dativeversōriaeversōriīs
accusativeversōriam—
ablative—versōriīs
vocative—versōriae

Origins

From the plural of *versōrium (reinterpreted as a feminine singular), comprised of versus (“swept”) + -ōrium (instrumental noun-forming suffix). The base verb verrō (“sweep”) also survives in Ibero-Romance. For a similar formation, cf. Late Latin rāsōrium.

Descendants
  • Portuguesevassourafrom Old Galician-Portuguese vassoyra
  • Portuguesebassourafrom Old Galician-Portuguese vassoyra
  • Portuguesevassoirafrom Old Galician-Portuguese vassoyra
  • Portuguesebassoirafrom Old Galician-Portuguese vassoyra
  • Portuguesevassoyrafrom Old Galician-Portuguese vassoyra
  • Portuguesevassôrafrom Old Galician-Portuguese vassoyra
  • Galicianvasoirafrom Old Galician-Portuguese vassoyra
  • Galicianvasourafrom Old Galician-Portuguese vassoyra
  • Macanesevassôrafrom Old Galician-Portuguese vassoyra
  • Papiamentubasorafrom Old Galician-Portuguese vassoyra

Quick answers

What does versōria mean in Latin?
versōria, a noun, means “sheet, a rope to adjust a sail”.
What is the genitive of versōria?
The genitive singular is versōriae. versōria is feminine, first declension.
Where does versōria come from?
Proto-Indo-European *wert- → Proto-Indo-European *wértetor → Proto-Italic *wertō → Latin versōria.