Verbis

Verbis is a Latin noun form derived from verbum, meaning "word." In classical Latin, verbis is the dative plural or ablative plural of verbum. The base noun verbum has the plural verba (nominative and accusative), the genitive verborum, and the singular forms verbum (nominative/accusative), verbi (genitive), and verbo (dative/ablative). Thus verbis, as the plural dative or plural ablative, appears in phrases that convey “to/for words” or “by/with words.”

Usage and meaning in Latin texts center on speech, communication, or quotation. As a dative plural, verbis can indicate the indirect object or beneficiary related to words, while as an ablative plural it marks means or instrument: phrases involving how something is said or conveyed.

In modern contexts, verbis may also appear as a proper noun, used as a brand name or title in various fields such as publishing or software. When encountered as a name, it is typically unrelated to the grammatical sense of the Latin form and should be interpreted in its contemporary branding context rather than as a Latin inflection.

See also: Verbum, Verba, Latin grammar.