# verka
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vërka.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋerkɑ/, [ˈʋe̞rkɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -erkɑ
* Hyphenation: ver‧ka

### Noun

verka
* broadcloth; a dense, short-pile, fairly smooth woolen fabric woven of carded yarn, either plain-woven or twilled and then fulled; more fine, thin and valued than wadmal (sarka)
* (nonspecific) Synonym of boiji (“baize”)
** (billiards) cloth, felt, baize, green baize

#### Declension

Possessive forms of verka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k-∅ gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
verkani
verkani
accusative
nom.
verkani
verkani
gen.
verkani
genitive
verkani
verkojeni verkaini $^{rare}$
partitive
verkaani
verkojani
inessive
verassani
veroissani
elative
verastani
veroistani
illative
verkaani
verkoihini
adessive
verallani
veroillani
ablative
veraltani
veroiltani
allative
veralleni
veroilleni
essive
verkanani
verkoinani
translative
verakseni
veroikseni
abessive
verattani
veroittani
instructive
comitative
—verkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
verkasi
verkasi
accusative
nom.
verkasi
verkasi
gen.
verkasi
genitive
verkasi
verkojesi verkaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
verkaasi
verkojasi
inessive
verassasi
veroissasi
elative
verastasi
veroistasi
illative
verkaasi
verkoihisi
adessive
verallasi
veroillasi
ablative
veraltasi
veroiltasi
allative
verallesi
veroillesi
essive
verkanasi
verkoinasi
translative
veraksesi
veroiksesi
abessive
verattasi
veroittasi
instructive
comitative
—verkoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
verkamme
verkamme
accusative
nom.
verkamme
verkamme
gen.
verkamme
genitive
verkamme
verkojemme verkaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
verkaamme
verkojamme
inessive
verassamme
veroissamme
elative
verastamme
veroistamme
illative
verkaamme
verkoihimme
adessive
verallamme
veroillamme
ablative
veraltamme
veroiltamme
allative
verallemme
veroillemme
essive
verkanamme
verkoinamme
translative
veraksemme
veroiksemme
abessive
verattamme
veroittamme
instructive
comitative
—verkoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
verkanne
verkanne
accusative
nom.
verkanne
verkanne
gen.
verkanne
genitive
verkanne
verkojenne verkainne $^{rare}$
partitive
verkaanne
verkojanne
inessive
verassanne
veroissanne
elative
verastanne
veroistanne
illative
verkaanne
verkoihinne
adessive
verallanne
veroillanne
ablative
veraltanne
veroiltanne
allative
verallenne
veroillenne
essive
verkananne
verkoinanne
translative
veraksenne
veroiksenne
abessive
verattanne
veroittanne
instructive
comitative
—verkoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
verkansa
verkansa
accusative
nom.
verkansa
verkansa
gen.
verkansa
genitive
verkansa
verkojensa verkainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
verkaansa
verkojaan verkojansa
inessive
verassaan verassansa
veroissaan veroissansa
elative
verastaan verastansa
veroistaan veroistansa
illative
verkaansa
verkoihinsa
adessive
verallaan verallansa
veroillaan veroillansa
ablative
veraltaan veraltansa
veroiltaan veroiltansa
allative
veralleen verallensa
veroilleen veroillensa
essive
verkanaan verkanansa
verkoinaan verkoinansa
translative
verakseen veraksensa
veroikseen veroiksensa
abessive
verattaan verattansa
veroittaan veroittansa
instructive
comitative
—verkoineen verkoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* verkainen
* verkatakki

### Further reading

* “verka”, 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 2023-07-04

### Anagrams

* karve

## Icelandic
### Noun

verka
* indefinite genitive plural of verk

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vërka. Cognate to Finnish verka and Veps verg.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈʋerkɑ/, [ˈʋe̞rk]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈʋerkɑ/, [ˈʋe̞rɡ̊ɑ]
* Rhymes: -erk, -erkɑ
* Hyphenation: ver‧ka

### Noun

verka
* gusset

#### Derived terms

* verakas

### References

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

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* verkene

### Noun

verka n
* definite plural of verk (Etymology 2)

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse verka. Akin to English work.

#### Alternative forms

* verke

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²ʋɛrkɑ/
* IPA: /ʋɛʂk/ (Trøndelag dialect)

#### Verb

verka (present tense verkar, past tense verka, past participle verka, passive infinitive verkast, present participle verkande, imperative verka/verk)
* to work (have effect)
    Medisinen verka godt.The medicine worked well.
* to seem, appear
    Det verkar ikkje som om du forstår.It does not seem like you understand.

##### Derived terms

* verksam

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²ʋɛrkɑ/

#### Verb

verka (present tense verker, past tense verkte, past participle verkt, passive infinitive verkast, present participle verkande, imperative verk)
* Alternative form of verkja

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋɛrkɑ/

#### Noun

verka n
* definite plural of verk (Etymology 2)

### References

* “verka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Swedish värkia, from Old Norse verka, from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom. Compare German werken and German wirken.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈvɛrˌka/, [ˈværːˌkʲa]
* Audio:(file)
* Homophone: värka
* Hyphenation: ver‧ka

### Verb

verka (present verkar, preterite verkade, supine verkat, imperative verka)
* to work, to act
    Den speciella ortogonala gruppen verkar på R$^n$ genom rotationerThe special orthogonal group acts on R$^n$ by rotations
* to seem as, appear, to have an appearance as of
    Det verkar som om att han är arg.It seems as if he is angry.
* to pare or trim the hoof of a horse

#### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

#### Related terms

* avverka
* inverka
* medverka
* motverka
* påverka
* samverka
* tillverka
* utverka
* verk
* verkan
* verklig
* verkning
* verksam
* åverkan

### Further reading

* verka in Svensk ordbok.
* verka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)