virsta
Finnish
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Russian верста́ (verstá), from Old East Slavic вьрста (vĭrsta), from Proto-Slavic *vьrsta.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]virsta
- An old Russian unit of measure, the verst, 1066.80 m, or 2/3rds of a mile.
- Finnish virsta, 1068.80 m., or 2/3rds of a mile.
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of virsta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | virsta | virstat | |
| genitive | virstan | virstojen | |
| partitive | virstaa | virstoja | |
| illative | virstaan | virstoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | virsta | virstat | |
| accusative | nom. | virsta | virstat |
| gen. | virstan | ||
| genitive | virstan | virstojen virstain rare | |
| partitive | virstaa | virstoja | |
| inessive | virstassa | virstoissa | |
| elative | virstasta | virstoista | |
| illative | virstaan | virstoihin | |
| adessive | virstalla | virstoilla | |
| ablative | virstalta | virstoilta | |
| allative | virstalle | virstoille | |
| essive | virstana | virstoina | |
| translative | virstaksi | virstoiksi | |
| abessive | virstatta | virstoitta | |
| instructive | — | virstoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
[edit]compounds
Further reading
[edit]- “virsta”, 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 2023-07-04
Anagrams
[edit]Ingrian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋirstɑ/, [ˈʋirs̠t]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋirstɑ/, [ˈʋirʃtɑ]
- Rhymes: -irst, -irstɑ
- Hyphenation: virs‧ta
Noun
[edit]virsta
- Alternative form of versta
Declension
[edit]| Declension of virsta (type 3/kana, st-ss gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | virsta | virssat |
| genitive | virssan | virstoin |
| partitive | virstaa | virstoja |
| illative | virstaa | virstoi |
| inessive | virssaas | virssois |
| elative | virssast | virssoist |
| allative | virssalle | virssoille |
| adessive | virssaal | virssoil |
| ablative | virssalt | virssoilt |
| translative | virssaks | virssoiks |
| essive | virstanna, virstaan | virstoinna, virstoin |
| exessive1) | virstant | virstoint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
References
[edit]- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 669
Categories:
- Finnish terms borrowed from Russian
- Finnish terms derived from Russian
- Finnish terms derived from Old East Slavic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/irstɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/irstɑ/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish kala-type nominals
- fi:Units of measure
- Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Ingrian/irst
- Rhymes:Ingrian/irst/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Ingrian/irstɑ
- Rhymes:Ingrian/irstɑ/2 syllables
- Ingrian lemmas
- Ingrian nouns