virka

Estonian

Adjective

virka

  1. partitive/illative singular of virk

Faroese

Verb

virka (third person singular past indicative virkaði, third person plural past indicative virkað, supine virkað)

  1. to work, to function, to operate

Conjugation

Conjugation of virka (group v-30)
infinitive virka
supine virkað
participle (a6)1 virkandi virkaður
present past
first singular virki virkaði
second singular virkar virkaði
third singular virkar virkaði
plural virka virkaðu
imperative
singular virka!
plural virkið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Finnish

Etymology 1

Probably borrowed from Old Swedish virke, with possible influence from Etymology 2 with which it has been equated in the past.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋirkɑ/, [ˈʋirkɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -irkɑ
  • Syllabification(key): vir‧ka

Noun

virka

  1. post, position, office, public office (public sector work)
    olla virassa / hoitaa virkaato hold an office
    astua virkaanto assume one's office/post/responsibilities/duties, to be inaugurated/installed/inducted into office
    asettaa virkaanto inaugurate into office, install into office, induct into office
  2. purpose, point, function
Declension
Inflection of virka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k- gradation)
nominative virka virat
genitive viran virkojen
partitive virkaa virkoja
illative virkaan virkoihin
singular plural
nominative virka virat
accusative nom. virka virat
gen. viran
genitive viran virkojen
virkainrare
partitive virkaa virkoja
inessive virassa viroissa
elative virasta viroista
illative virkaan virkoihin
adessive viralla viroilla
ablative viralta viroilta
allative viralle viroille
essive virkana virkoina
translative viraksi viroiksi
abessive viratta viroitta
instructive viroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of virka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k- gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative virkani virkani
accusative nom. virkani virkani
gen. virkani
genitive virkani virkojeni
virkainirare
partitive virkaani virkojani
inessive virassani viroissani
elative virastani viroistani
illative virkaani virkoihini
adessive virallani viroillani
ablative viraltani viroiltani
allative viralleni viroilleni
essive virkanani virkoinani
translative virakseni viroikseni
abessive virattani viroittani
instructive
comitative virkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative virkasi virkasi
accusative nom. virkasi virkasi
gen. virkasi
genitive virkasi virkojesi
virkaisirare
partitive virkaasi virkojasi
inessive virassasi viroissasi
elative virastasi viroistasi
illative virkaasi virkoihisi
adessive virallasi viroillasi
ablative viraltasi viroiltasi
allative virallesi viroillesi
essive virkanasi virkoinasi
translative viraksesi viroiksesi
abessive virattasi viroittasi
instructive
comitative virkoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative virkamme virkamme
accusative nom. virkamme virkamme
gen. virkamme
genitive virkamme virkojemme
virkaimmerare
partitive virkaamme virkojamme
inessive virassamme viroissamme
elative virastamme viroistamme
illative virkaamme virkoihimme
adessive virallamme viroillamme
ablative viraltamme viroiltamme
allative virallemme viroillemme
essive virkanamme virkoinamme
translative viraksemme viroiksemme
abessive virattamme viroittamme
instructive
comitative virkoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative virkanne virkanne
accusative nom. virkanne virkanne
gen. virkanne
genitive virkanne virkojenne
virkainnerare
partitive virkaanne virkojanne
inessive virassanne viroissanne
elative virastanne viroistanne
illative virkaanne virkoihinne
adessive virallanne viroillanne
ablative viraltanne viroiltanne
allative virallenne viroillenne
essive virkananne virkoinanne
translative viraksenne viroiksenne
abessive virattanne viroittanne
instructive
comitative virkoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative virkansa virkansa
accusative nom. virkansa virkansa
gen. virkansa
genitive virkansa virkojensa
virkainsarare
partitive virkaansa virkojaan
virkojansa
inessive virassaan
virassansa
viroissaan
viroissansa
elative virastaan
virastansa
viroistaan
viroistansa
illative virkaansa virkoihinsa
adessive virallaan
virallansa
viroillaan
viroillansa
ablative viraltaan
viraltansa
viroiltaan
viroiltansa
allative viralleen
virallensa
viroilleen
viroillensa
essive virkanaan
virkanansa
virkoinaan
virkoinansa
translative virakseen
viraksensa
viroikseen
viroiksensa
abessive virattaan
virattansa
viroittaan
viroittansa
instructive
comitative virkoineen
virkoinensa
Derived terms
compounds

Further reading

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *virka, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Latvian verdze).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋirkɑ/, [ˈʋirkɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -irkɑ
  • Syllabification(key): vir‧ka

Noun

virka (dialectal)

  1. line or row, especially of traps or snares
Declension
Inflection of virka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k- gradation)
nominative virka virat
genitive viran virkojen
partitive virkaa virkoja
illative virkaan virkoihin
singular plural
nominative virka virat
accusative nom. virka virat
gen. viran
genitive viran virkojen
virkainrare
partitive virkaa virkoja
inessive virassa viroissa
elative virasta viroista
illative virkaan virkoihin
adessive viralla viroilla
ablative viralta viroilta
allative viralle viroille
essive virkana virkoina
translative viraksi viroiksi
abessive viratta viroitta
instructive viroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of virka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k- gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative virkani virkani
accusative nom. virkani virkani
gen. virkani
genitive virkani virkojeni
virkainirare
partitive virkaani virkojani
inessive virassani viroissani
elative virastani viroistani
illative virkaani virkoihini
adessive virallani viroillani
ablative viraltani viroiltani
allative viralleni viroilleni
essive virkanani virkoinani
translative virakseni viroikseni
abessive virattani viroittani
instructive
comitative virkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative virkasi virkasi
accusative nom. virkasi virkasi
gen. virkasi
genitive virkasi virkojesi
virkaisirare
partitive virkaasi virkojasi
inessive virassasi viroissasi
elative virastasi viroistasi
illative virkaasi virkoihisi
adessive virallasi viroillasi
ablative viraltasi viroiltasi
allative virallesi viroillesi
essive virkanasi virkoinasi
translative viraksesi viroiksesi
abessive virattasi viroittasi
instructive
comitative virkoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative virkamme virkamme
accusative nom. virkamme virkamme
gen. virkamme
genitive virkamme virkojemme
virkaimmerare
partitive virkaamme virkojamme
inessive virassamme viroissamme
elative virastamme viroistamme
illative virkaamme virkoihimme
adessive virallamme viroillamme
ablative viraltamme viroiltamme
allative virallemme viroillemme
essive virkanamme virkoinamme
translative viraksemme viroiksemme
abessive virattamme viroittamme
instructive
comitative virkoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative virkanne virkanne
accusative nom. virkanne virkanne
gen. virkanne
genitive virkanne virkojenne
virkainnerare
partitive virkaanne virkojanne
inessive virassanne viroissanne
elative virastanne viroistanne
illative virkaanne virkoihinne
adessive virallanne viroillanne
ablative viraltanne viroiltanne
allative virallenne viroillenne
essive virkananne virkoinanne
translative viraksenne viroiksenne
abessive virattanne viroittanne
instructive
comitative virkoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative virkansa virkansa
accusative nom. virkansa virkansa
gen. virkansa
genitive virkansa virkojensa
virkainsarare
partitive virkaansa virkojaan
virkojansa
inessive virassaan
virassansa
viroissaan
viroissansa
elative virastaan
virastansa
viroistaan
viroistansa
illative virkaansa virkoihinsa
adessive virallaan
virallansa
viroillaan
viroillansa
ablative viraltaan
viraltansa
viroiltaan
viroiltansa
allative viralleen
virallensa
viroilleen
viroillensa
essive virkanaan
virkanansa
virkoinaan
virkoinansa
translative virakseen
viraksensa
viroikseen
viroiksensa
abessive virattaan
virattansa
viroittaan
viroittansa
instructive
comitative virkoineen
virkoinensa
Derived terms
compounds

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋirkɑˣ/, [ˈʋirkɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -irkɑ
  • Syllabification(key): vir‧ka

Verb

virka

  1. inflection of virkkaa:
    1. present active indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular present imperative
    3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Anagrams

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪr̥ka/
  • Rhymes: -ɪr̥ka

Verb

virka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative virkaði, supine virkað)

  1. (intransitive) to work, to function

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • virkni (activity, action, function)

Ingrian

Virka.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *virka. Cognates include Finnish virka and dialectal Estonian virg.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋirkɑ/, [ˈʋirk]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋirkɑ/, [ˈʋirɡ̊ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -irk, -irkɑ
  • Hyphenation: vir‧ka

Noun

virka

  1. necklace

Declension

Declension of virka (type 3/kana, k- gradation)
singular plural
nominative virka virat
genitive viran virkoin
partitive virkaa virkoja
illative virkaa virkoi
inessive viras virois
elative virast viroist
allative viralle viroille
adessive viral viroil
ablative viralt viroilt
translative viraks viroiks
essive virkanna, virkaan virkoinna, virkoin
exessive1) virkant virkoint
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

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 669

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

virka

  1. inflection of virke:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse virkja, from Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną.

Verb

virka (present virkar, preterite virkade, supine virkat, imperative virka)

  1. to crochet

Conjugation

Anagrams

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