verta
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Finnish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *vërta, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *werþaz (“worthy”). Doublet of väärti and vörtti.
Noun[edit]
verta
- (archaic) match (equal or superior in comparison) (now mostly used in a number of idiomatic expressions)
- (in expressions) extent, degree
- minkä verran ― to what extent
- sen verran, että... ― to the extent that...
Declension[edit]
Most cases are not used in practice; the only common ones are verta, verran, vertaa, vertoja and verroin.
Inflection of verta (Kotus type 9*K/kala, rt-rr gradation) | ||||
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nominative | verta | verrat | ||
genitive | verran | vertojen | ||
partitive | vertaa | vertoja | ||
illative | vertaan | vertoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | verta | verrat | ||
accusative | nom. | verta | verrat | |
gen. | verran | |||
genitive | verran | vertojen vertain rare | ||
partitive | vertaa | vertoja | ||
inessive | verrassa | verroissa | ||
elative | verrasta | verroista | ||
illative | vertaan | vertoihin | ||
adessive | verralla | verroilla | ||
ablative | verralta | verroilta | ||
allative | verralle | verroille | ||
essive | vertana | vertoina | ||
translative | verraksi | verroiksi | ||
abessive | verratta | verroitta | ||
instructive | — | verroin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms[edit]
Postposition[edit]
verta (+ genitive)
- (colloquial or dialectal) Synonym of verran
Further reading[edit]
- “verta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
verta
Usage notes[edit]
- This form is irregular. A regular form would have a front vowel (**vertä) according to vowel harmony.
Anagrams[edit]
Galician[edit]
Verb[edit]
verta
- inflection of verter:
Ingrian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *vërta. Cognates include Finnish verta and Estonian võrd.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋertɑ/, [ˈʋe̞rt]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋertɑ/, [ˈʋe̞rd̥ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ert, -ertɑ
- Hyphenation: ver‧ta
Noun[edit]
verta (genitive verran, partitive vertaa)
Usage notes[edit]
- Almost exclusively used in the genitive and partitive singular.
- Verta is often used with a determiner in the genitive-accusative. In that case, the noun's case doesn't have to match with the determiner's:
- yhen verran ― an equal amount
- kahen verran ― two parts
- jonkun verran ― to some extent
- sen verran / vertaa ― so much
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 654
Italian[edit]
Verb[edit]
verta
- inflection of vertere:
Anagrams[edit]
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- verte (e and split infinitive)
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
verta (present tense vert, past tense vart, past participle vorte, passive infinitive vertast, present participle vertande, imperative vert)
- to become
- Problemet vil verta større etter kvart.
- The problem will become larger as time passes.
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- “verta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese[edit]
Verb[edit]
verta
- inflection of verter:
Venetian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the feminine of verto, past participle of vèrzar (“to open”). Compare Friulian vierte.
Noun[edit]
verta f (plural verte)
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- Rhymes:Finnish/ertɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/ertɑ/2 syllables
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