# verta
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋertɑ/, [ˈʋe̞rt̪ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ertɑ
* Hyphenation: ver‧ta

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *vërta, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *werþaz (“worthy”). Doublet of väärti and vörtti.

#### Noun

verta
* (archaic) match (equal or superior in comparison) (now mostly used in a number of idiomatic expressions)
    Synonyms: arvoinen, verto, väärti
* (in expressions) extent, degree
    minkä verran ― to what extent
    sen verran, että... ― to the extent that...

##### Declension

Most cases are not used in practice; the only common ones are verta, verran, vertaa, vertoja and verroin.
Possessive forms of verta (Kotus type 9*K/kala, rt-rr gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vertani
vertani
accusative
nom.
vertani
vertani
gen.
vertani
genitive
vertani
vertojeni vertaini $^{rare}$
partitive
vertaani
vertojani
inessive
verrassani
verroissani
elative
verrastani
verroistani
illative
vertaani
vertoihini
adessive
verrallani
verroillani
ablative
verraltani
verroiltani
allative
verralleni
verroilleni
essive
vertanani
vertoinani
translative
verrakseni
verroikseni
abessive
verrattani
verroittani
instructive
comitative
—vertoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vertasi
vertasi
accusative
nom.
vertasi
vertasi
gen.
vertasi
genitive
vertasi
vertojesi vertaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
vertaasi
vertojasi
inessive
verrassasi
verroissasi
elative
verrastasi
verroistasi
illative
vertaasi
vertoihisi
adessive
verrallasi
verroillasi
ablative
verraltasi
verroiltasi
allative
verrallesi
verroillesi
essive
vertanasi
vertoinasi
translative
verraksesi
verroiksesi
abessive
verrattasi
verroittasi
instructive
comitative
—vertoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vertamme
vertamme
accusative
nom.
vertamme
vertamme
gen.
vertamme
genitive
vertamme
vertojemme vertaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
vertaamme
vertojamme
inessive
verrassamme
verroissamme
elative
verrastamme
verroistamme
illative
vertaamme
vertoihimme
adessive
verrallamme
verroillamme
ablative
verraltamme
verroiltamme
allative
verrallemme
verroillemme
essive
vertanamme
vertoinamme
translative
verraksemme
verroiksemme
abessive
verrattamme
verroittamme
instructive
comitative
—vertoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vertanne
vertanne
accusative
nom.
vertanne
vertanne
gen.
vertanne
genitive
vertanne
vertojenne vertainne $^{rare}$
partitive
vertaanne
vertojanne
inessive
verrassanne
verroissanne
elative
verrastanne
verroistanne
illative
vertaanne
vertoihinne
adessive
verrallanne
verroillanne
ablative
verraltanne
verroiltanne
allative
verrallenne
verroillenne
essive
vertananne
vertoinanne
translative
verraksenne
verroiksenne
abessive
verrattanne
verroittanne
instructive
comitative
—vertoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vertansa
vertansa
accusative
nom.
vertansa
vertansa
gen.
vertansa
genitive
vertansa
vertojensa vertainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
vertaansa
vertojaan vertojansa
inessive
verrassaan verrassansa
verroissaan verroissansa
elative
verrastaan verrastansa
verroistaan verroistansa
illative
vertaansa
vertoihinsa
adessive
verrallaan verrallansa
verroillaan verroillansa
ablative
verraltaan verraltansa
verroiltaan verroiltansa
allative
verralleen verrallensa
verroilleen verroillensa
essive
vertanaan vertanansa
vertoinaan vertoinansa
translative
verrakseen verraksensa
verroikseen verroiksensa
abessive
verrattaan verrattansa
verroittaan verroittansa
instructive
comitative
—vertoineen vertoinensa :

##### Derived terms

* keskivertainen
* löytyä vertaa
* monin verroin
* tasavertainen
* verrata
* verraton
* vertaansa vailla
* vertainen
* vertais-
* verto
* vetää vertaa
* vetää vertoja

#### Postposition

verta [with genitive]
* (colloquial or dialectal) Synonym of verran

#### Further reading

* “verta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

verta
* partitive singular of veri

##### Usage notes

* This form is irregular. A regular form would have a front vowel (**vertä) according to vowel harmony.

### Anagrams

* arvet, tarve, terva, varte, verat

## Galician
### Verb

verta
* inflection of verter:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vërta. Cognates include Finnish verta and Estonian võrd.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈʋertɑ/, [ˈʋe̞rt]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈʋertɑ/, [ˈʋe̞rd̥ɑ]
* Rhymes: -ert, -ertɑ
* Hyphenation: ver‧ta

### Noun

verta (genitive verran, partitive vertaa)
* amount, extent

#### Usage notes

* Almost exclusively used in the genitive and partitive singular.
* Verta is often used with a determiner in the genitive-accusative. In that case, the noun's case doesn't have to match with the determiner's:
    yhen verran ― an equal amount
    kahen verran ― two parts
    jonkun verran ― to some extent
    sen verran / vertaa ― so much

#### Derived terms

* sevverta

#### See also

* viisi

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 654

## Italian
### Verb

verta
* inflection of vertere:
** first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

### Anagrams

* trave

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* verte (e and split infinitive)

### Etymology

From Old Norse verða.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²ʋɛrtɑ/

### Verb

verta (present tense vert, past tense vart, past participle vorte, passive infinitive vertast, present participle vertande, imperative vert)
* to become
    Problemet vil verta større etter kvart.The problem will become larger as time passes.

#### Synonyms

* bli

### References

* “verta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Portuguese
### Verb

verta
* inflection of verter:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Venetan
### Etymology

From the feminine of verto, past participle of vèrzar (“to open”). Compare Friulian vierte.

### Noun

verta f (plural verte)
* opening
* spring