versta
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Noun edit
versta (plural verstas)
- Alternative form of verst
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Verb edit
versta
- inflection of verstaan:
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old East Slavic вьрста (vĭrsta). Cognates include Finnish virsta.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋerstɑ/, [ˈʋe̞rs̠t]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋerstɑ/, [ˈʋe̞rʃtɑ]
- Rhymes: -erst, -erstɑ
- Hyphenation: vers‧ta
Noun edit
versta
Usage notes edit
- One versta is defined as 500 syli, or roughly 1.07 kilometres.
Declension edit
Declension of versta (type 3/kana, st-ss gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | versta | verssat |
genitive | verssan | verstoin |
partitive | verstaa | verstoja |
illative | verstaa | verstoi |
inessive | verssaas | verssois |
elative | verssast | verssoist |
allative | verssalle | verssoille |
adessive | verssaal | verssoil |
ablative | verssalt | verssoilt |
translative | verssaks | verssoiks |
essive | verstanna, verstaan | verstoinna, verstoin |
exessive1) | verstant | verstoint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 657
Portuguese edit
Noun edit
versta f (plural verstas)
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Noun edit
versta f (plural verstas)
Further reading edit
- “versta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014