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 (archaic) match (equal or superior in comparison) (now mostly used in a number of idiomatic expressions) Synonyms: arvoinen, verto, väärti (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. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Postposition ==== verta [with genitive] (colloquial or dialectal) synonym of verran ==== Further reading ==== “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 1 July 2023 === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== verta 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 inflection of verter: first/third-person singular present subjunctive 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) 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 ==== ==== See also ==== viisi === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 654 == Italian == === Verb === verta inflection of vertere: first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive 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) to become ==== Synonyms ==== bli === References === “verta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Portuguese == === Verb === verta inflection of verter: first/third-person singular present subjunctive 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) opening spring