sevverta

Ingrian

Alternative forms

• sevvert

Etymology

Univerbation of sen (“this”) +‎ vertaa (“amount”).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈseʋːertɑ/, [ˈs̠e̞ʋːe̞rt]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈseʋːertɑ/, [ˈʃe̞ʋːe̞rd̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -eʋːert, -eʋːertɑ
• Hyphenation: sev‧ver‧ta

Determiner

sevverta (+ partitive)

1. so many; so much; as much; this much
   • 1933, V. A. Tetjurev, Luunnontiito alkuoppia vart (ensimäin osa), Riikin Izdatelstva Kirja, page 39:

     Kons myy lykkäämmää munapropkaa trupkan sissee, siis myy huukun takissamma: huukua ono sevverta ku oli, mut tillaa se ottaa vähemmän.

     When we push the potato plug into the tube, then we press the air: there is as much air as there was, but it takes less space.