# virsta
## Finnish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋirstɑ/, [ˈʋirs̠tɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -irstɑ
* Hyphenation: virs‧ta

### Noun

virsta
* an old Finnish unit of length, equivalent to 1068.80 m, or one-tenth of a peninkulma
* verst; an old Russian unit of length, equivalent to 1066.80 m

#### Declension

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 virstaini $^{rare}$
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 virstaisi $^{rare}$
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 virstaimme $^{rare}$
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 virstainne $^{rare}$
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 virstainsa $^{rare}$
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

* virstanpylväs

### Further reading

* “virsta”, 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

* tarvis, virtsa

## Ingrian
### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

virsta
* Alternative form of versta

#### Declension
### References

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