Вера

See also: вера and веря

Belarusian

Etymology

From ве́ра (vjéra, faith).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvʲera]

Proper noun

Ве́ра • (Vjéra) f pers (genitive Ве́ры, nominative plural Ве́ры, genitive plural Вер)

  1. a female given name, Vyera, equivalent to English Vera

Declension

Derived terms

  • Ве́рця (Vjércja)
  • Ве́рка (Vjérka)
  • Вяру́ня (Vjarúnja)
  • Вяру́ся (Vjarúsja)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛɾa]
  • Rhymes: -ɛɾa

Proper noun

Вера • (Vera) f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Vera

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): [ˈvʲerə]

Proper noun

Ве́ра • (Véra) f anim (genitive Ве́ры, nominative plural Ве́ры, genitive plural Вер)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Vera

Declension

Derived terms

  • (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)

Descendants

  • Skolt Sami: Veâra
  • Ingrian: Veera
Transliterations
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