Veserista

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Ingrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *vese- (water) +‎ *rista (cross), referring to the baptism performed on Theophany.

Akin to Votic veserista, Karelian Vieristä and Veps vederistmäd.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Veserista

  1. (Christianity) Theophany (feast on 19 January)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Veserista (type 3/kana, st-ss gradation)
singular plural
nominative Veserista Veserissat
genitive Veserissan Veseristoin
partitive Veseristaa Veseristoja
illative Veseristaa Veseristoi
inessive Veserissaas Veserissois
elative Veserissast Veserissoist
allative Veserissalle Veserissoille
adessive Veserissaal Veserissoil
ablative Veserissalt Veserissoilt
translative Veserissaks Veserissoiks
essive Veseristanna, Veseristaan Veseristoinna, Veseristoin
exessive1) Veseristant Veseristoint
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[edit]

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 658