verta

Finnish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *werþaz (“worthy”).

Noun

verta

  1. (archaic) match (equal or superior in comparison); currently mostly used in a number of idiomatic expressions.
  2. (in expressions) extent.
    minkä verran ― to what extent
    sen verran, että... ― to the extent that...
Declension

Most cases are not used in practice. A blue link is provided to those cases which are in active use in modern Finnish.

Inflection of verta (Kotus type 9/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
vertainrare
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
instructive — verroin
abessive verratta verroitta
comitative — vertoineen
Idioms
  • löytyä vertaa
  • monin verroin
  • vertaansa vailla
  • vetää vertaa, vetää vertoja
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inflected form of veri (“blood”).

Noun

verta

  1. Partitive singular form of veri.

Anagrams

Ingrian

Noun

verta

  1. current

Italian

Verb

verta

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of vertere
  2. second-person singular present subjunctive of vertere
  3. third-person singular present subjunctive of vertere
  4. third-person singular imperative of vertere

Anagrams

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

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

References

Portuguese

Verb

verta

  1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of verter
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of verter
  3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of verter
  4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of verter

Venetian

Etymology

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

Noun

verta f (plural verte)

  1. opening
  2. spring
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