virsta

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian верста́ (verstá), from Old East Slavic вьрста (vĭrsta), from Proto-Slavic *vьrsta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋirstɑ/, [ˈʋirs̠tɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -irstɑ
  • Syllabification(key): virs‧ta

Noun

virsta

  1. An old Russian unit of measure, the verst, 1066.80 m, or 2/3rds of a mile.
  2. Finnish virsta, 1068.80 m., or 2/3rds of a mile.

Declension

Inflection of virsta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative virsta virstat
genitive virstan virstojen
partitive virstaa virstoja
illative virstaan virstoihin
singular plural
nominative virsta virstat
accusative nom. virsta virstat
gen. virstan
genitive virstan virstojen
virstainrare
partitive virstaa virstoja
inessive virstassa virstoissa
elative virstasta virstoista
illative virstaan virstoihin
adessive virstalla virstoilla
ablative virstalta virstoilta
allative virstalle virstoille
essive virstana virstoina
translative virstaksi virstoiksi
abessive virstatta virstoitta
instructive virstoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of virsta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative virstani virstani
accusative nom. virstani virstani
gen. virstani
genitive virstani virstojeni
virstainirare
partitive virstaani virstojani
inessive virstassani virstoissani
elative virstastani virstoistani
illative virstaani virstoihini
adessive virstallani virstoillani
ablative virstaltani virstoiltani
allative virstalleni virstoilleni
essive virstanani virstoinani
translative virstakseni virstoikseni
abessive virstattani virstoittani
instructive
comitative virstoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative virstasi virstasi
accusative nom. virstasi virstasi
gen. virstasi
genitive virstasi virstojesi
virstaisirare
partitive virstaasi virstojasi
inessive virstassasi virstoissasi
elative virstastasi virstoistasi
illative virstaasi virstoihisi
adessive virstallasi virstoillasi
ablative virstaltasi virstoiltasi
allative virstallesi virstoillesi
essive virstanasi virstoinasi
translative virstaksesi virstoiksesi
abessive virstattasi virstoittasi
instructive
comitative virstoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative virstamme virstamme
accusative nom. virstamme virstamme
gen. virstamme
genitive virstamme virstojemme
virstaimmerare
partitive virstaamme virstojamme
inessive virstassamme virstoissamme
elative virstastamme virstoistamme
illative virstaamme virstoihimme
adessive virstallamme virstoillamme
ablative virstaltamme virstoiltamme
allative virstallemme virstoillemme
essive virstanamme virstoinamme
translative virstaksemme virstoiksemme
abessive virstattamme virstoittamme
instructive
comitative virstoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative virstanne virstanne
accusative nom. virstanne virstanne
gen. virstanne
genitive virstanne virstojenne
virstainnerare
partitive virstaanne virstojanne
inessive virstassanne virstoissanne
elative virstastanne virstoistanne
illative virstaanne virstoihinne
adessive virstallanne virstoillanne
ablative virstaltanne virstoiltanne
allative virstallenne virstoillenne
essive virstananne virstoinanne
translative virstaksenne virstoiksenne
abessive virstattanne virstoittanne
instructive
comitative virstoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative virstansa virstansa
accusative nom. virstansa virstansa
gen. virstansa
genitive virstansa virstojensa
virstainsarare
partitive virstaansa virstojaan
virstojansa
inessive virstassaan
virstassansa
virstoissaan
virstoissansa
elative virstastaan
virstastansa
virstoistaan
virstoistansa
illative virstaansa virstoihinsa
adessive virstallaan
virstallansa
virstoillaan
virstoillansa
ablative virstaltaan
virstaltansa
virstoiltaan
virstoiltansa
allative virstalleen
virstallensa
virstoilleen
virstoillensa
essive virstanaan
virstanansa
virstoinaan
virstoinansa
translative virstakseen
virstaksensa
virstoikseen
virstoiksensa
abessive virstattaan
virstattansa
virstoittaan
virstoittansa
instructive
comitative virstoineen
virstoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Ingrian

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋirstɑ/, [ˈʋirs̠t]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋirstɑ/, [ˈʋirʃtɑ]
  • Rhymes: -irst, -irstɑ
  • Hyphenation: virs‧ta

Noun

virsta

  1. Alternative form of versta

Declension

Declension of virsta (type 3/kana, st-ss gradation)
singular plural
nominative virsta virssat
genitive virssan virstoin
partitive virstaa virstoja
illative virstaa virstoi
inessive virssaas virssois
elative virssast virssoist
allative virssalle virssoille
adessive virssaal virssoil
ablative virssalt virssoilt
translative virssaks virssoiks
essive virstanna, virstaan virstoinna, virstoin
exessive1) virstant virstoint
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
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