verta

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋertɑ/, [ˈʋe̞rt̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ertɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ver‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): ver‧ta

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *vërta, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *werþaz (“worthy”). Doublet of väärti and vörtti.

Noun

verta

1. (archaic) match (equal or superior in comparison) (now mostly used in a number of idiomatic expressions)

   Synonyms: arvoinen, verto, väärti

2. (in expressions) extent, degree

   minkä verran ― to what extent

   sen verran, että... ― to the extent that...

Declension

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)
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.

Possessive forms of verta (Kotus type 9*K/kala, rt-rr gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vertani vertani accusative nom. vertani vertani gen. vertani genitive vertani vertojeni vertaini rare partitive vertaani vertojani inessive verrassani verroissani elative verrastani verroistani illative vertaani vertoihini adessive verrallani verroillani ablative verraltani verroiltani allative verralleni verroilleni essive vertanani vertoinani translative verrakseni verroikseni abessive verrattani verroittani instructive — — comitative — vertoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vertasi vertasi accusative nom. vertasi vertasi gen. vertasi genitive vertasi vertojesi vertaisi rare partitive vertaasi vertojasi inessive verrassasi verroissasi elative verrastasi verroistasi illative vertaasi vertoihisi adessive verrallasi verroillasi ablative verraltasi verroiltasi allative verrallesi verroillesi essive vertanasi vertoinasi translative verraksesi verroiksesi abessive verrattasi verroittasi instructive — — comitative — vertoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vertamme vertamme accusative nom. vertamme vertamme gen. vertamme genitive vertamme vertojemme vertaimme rare partitive vertaamme vertojamme inessive verrassamme verroissamme elative verrastamme verroistamme illative vertaamme vertoihimme adessive verrallamme verroillamme ablative verraltamme verroiltamme allative verrallemme verroillemme essive vertanamme vertoinamme translative verraksemme verroiksemme abessive verrattamme verroittamme instructive — — comitative — vertoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vertanne vertanne accusative nom. vertanne vertanne gen. vertanne genitive vertanne vertojenne vertainne rare partitive vertaanne vertojanne inessive verrassanne verroissanne elative verrastanne verroistanne illative vertaanne vertoihinne adessive verrallanne verroillanne ablative verraltanne verroiltanne allative verrallenne verroillenne essive vertananne vertoinanne translative verraksenne verroiksenne abessive verrattanne verroittanne instructive — — comitative — vertoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vertansa vertansa accusative nom. vertansa vertansa gen. vertansa genitive vertansa vertojensa vertainsa rare partitive vertaansa vertojaan vertojansa inessive verrassaan verrassansa verroissaan verroissansa elative verrastaan verrastansa verroistaan verroistansa illative vertaansa vertoihinsa adessive verrallaan verrallansa verroillaan verroillansa ablative verraltaan verraltansa verroiltaan verroiltansa allative verralleen verrallensa verroilleen verroillensa essive vertanaan vertanansa vertoinaan vertoinansa translative verrakseen verraksensa verroikseen verroiksensa abessive verrattaan verrattansa verroittaan verroittansa instructive — — comitative — vertoineen vertoinensa

Derived terms

• löytyä vertaa
• monin verroin
• verrata
• verraton
• vertaansa vailla
• vertainen
• verto

compounds

• keskivertainen
• tasavertainen

idioms

• vetää vertaa
• vetää vertoja

Postposition

verta [with genitive]

1. (colloquial or dialectal) synonym of verran

Further reading

• “verta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

Noun

verta

1. partitive singular of veri

Usage notes

• This form is irregular. A regular form would have a front vowel (**vertä) according to vowel harmony.

Anagrams

• arvet, tarve, terva, varte, verat

Galician

Verb

verta

1. inflection of verter:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vërta. Cognates include Finnish verta and Estonian võrd.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋertɑ/, [ˈʋe̞rt]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋertɑ/, [ˈʋe̞rd̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ert, -ertɑ
• Hyphenation: ver‧ta

Noun

verta (genitive verran, partitive vertaa)

1. amount, extent

Usage notes

• 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

• sevverta

See also

• viisi

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 654

Italian

Verb

verta

1. inflection of vertere:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• trave

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• verte (e and split infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse verða.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʋɛrtɑ/

Verb

verta (present tense vert, past tense vart, past participle vorte, passive infinitive vertast, present participle vertande, imperative vert)

1. to become

   Problemet vil verta større etter kvart.

   The problem will become larger as time passes.

Synonyms

• bli

References

• “verta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Verb

verta

1. inflection of verter:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Venetan

Etymology

From the feminine of verto, past participle of vèrzar (“to open”). Compare Friulian vierte.

Noun

verta f (plural verte)

1. opening
2. spring