Вера
Belarusian edit
Etymology edit
From ве́ра (vjéra, “faith”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ве́ра • (Vjéra) f pers (genitive Ве́ры, nominative plural Ве́ры, genitive plural Вер)
- a female given name, Vyera, equivalent to English Vera
Declension edit
Declension of Ве́ра (pr hard fem-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ве́ра Vjéra |
Ве́ры Vjéry |
| genitive | Ве́ры Vjéry |
Вер Vjer |
| dative | Ве́ры Vjéry |
Ве́рам Vjéram |
| accusative | Ве́ру Vjéru |
Вер Vjer |
| instrumental | Ве́рай, Ве́раю Vjéraj, Vjéraju |
Ве́рамі Vjérami |
| locative | Ве́ры Vjéry |
Ве́рах Vjérax |
| count form | — | Ве́ры1 Vjéry1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Derived terms edit
Macedonian edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Вера • (Vera) f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Vera
Russian edit
Alternative forms edit
- Вѣ́ра (Vě́ra) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Вѣра (Věra), from Old Church Slavonic вѣра (věra, “faith, belief”); Вѣра (Věra) is a calque of Ancient Greek Πίστις (Pístis); analogous to English Faith. Compare to Любо́вь (Ljubóvʹ), Наде́жда (Nadéžda).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ве́ра • (Véra) f anim (genitive Ве́ры, nominative plural Ве́ры, genitive plural Вер)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Vera
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
- (Diminutives:) Вера́ня (Veránja)
- (Endearing forms:) Вера́ха (Veráxa), Вера́ша (Veráša), Ве́рочка (Véročka), Веру́ля (Verúlja), Веру́ня (Verúnja), Веру́ся (Verúsja), Веру́ха (Verúxa), Веру́ша (Verúša), Ру́ся (Rúsja)
- (Pejorative forms:) Ве́рка (Vérka)
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