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

• virstanpylväs

 

Further reading

• “virsta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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^(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