pirta

Finnish

The reed is the part in the beater where the warp threads go through.

Alternative forms

• piirta (dialectal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Slavic *bьrdo. Finnic cognates include Estonian piird, Karelian pirta, Livvi pirdu, Ludian bird, Veps bird, Votic piirta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpirtɑ/, [ˈpirt̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -irtɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pir‧ta

Noun

pirta

1. (weaving) reed

Declension

Inflection of pirta (Kotus type 9*K/kala, rt-rr gradation)
nominative		pirta	pirrat
genitive		pirran	pirtojen
partitive		pirtaa	pirtoja
illative		pirtaan	pirtoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pirta	pirrat
accusative	nom.	pirta	pirrat
	gen.	pirran
genitive		pirran	pirtojen pirtain rare
partitive		pirtaa	pirtoja
inessive		pirrassa	pirroissa
elative		pirrasta	pirroista
illative		pirtaan	pirtoihin
adessive		pirralla	pirroilla
ablative		pirralta	pirroilta
allative		pirralle	pirroille
essive		pirtana	pirtoina
translative		pirraksi	pirroiksi
abessive		pirratta	pirroitta
instructive		—	pirroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pirta (Kotus type 9*K/kala, rt-rr gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pirtani pirtani accusative nom. pirtani pirtani gen. pirtani genitive pirtani pirtojeni pirtaini rare partitive pirtaani pirtojani inessive pirrassani pirroissani elative pirrastani pirroistani illative pirtaani pirtoihini adessive pirrallani pirroillani ablative pirraltani pirroiltani allative pirralleni pirroilleni essive pirtanani pirtoinani translative pirrakseni pirroikseni abessive pirrattani pirroittani instructive — — comitative — pirtoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pirtasi pirtasi accusative nom. pirtasi pirtasi gen. pirtasi genitive pirtasi pirtojesi pirtaisi rare partitive pirtaasi pirtojasi inessive pirrassasi pirroissasi elative pirrastasi pirroistasi illative pirtaasi pirtoihisi adessive pirrallasi pirroillasi ablative pirraltasi pirroiltasi allative pirrallesi pirroillesi essive pirtanasi pirtoinasi translative pirraksesi pirroiksesi abessive pirrattasi pirroittasi instructive — — comitative — pirtoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pirtamme pirtamme accusative nom. pirtamme pirtamme gen. pirtamme genitive pirtamme pirtojemme pirtaimme rare partitive pirtaamme pirtojamme inessive pirrassamme pirroissamme elative pirrastamme pirroistamme illative pirtaamme pirtoihimme adessive pirrallamme pirroillamme ablative pirraltamme pirroiltamme allative pirrallemme pirroillemme essive pirtanamme pirtoinamme translative pirraksemme pirroiksemme abessive pirrattamme pirroittamme instructive — — comitative — pirtoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pirtanne pirtanne accusative nom. pirtanne pirtanne gen. pirtanne genitive pirtanne pirtojenne pirtainne rare partitive pirtaanne pirtojanne inessive pirrassanne pirroissanne elative pirrastanne pirroistanne illative pirtaanne pirtoihinne adessive pirrallanne pirroillanne ablative pirraltanne pirroiltanne allative pirrallenne pirroillenne essive pirtananne pirtoinanne translative pirraksenne pirroiksenne abessive pirrattanne pirroittanne instructive — — comitative — pirtoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pirtansa pirtansa accusative nom. pirtansa pirtansa gen. pirtansa genitive pirtansa pirtojensa pirtainsa rare partitive pirtaansa pirtojaan pirtojansa inessive pirrassaan pirrassansa pirroissaan pirroissansa elative pirrastaan pirrastansa pirroistaan pirroistansa illative pirtaansa pirtoihinsa adessive pirrallaan pirrallansa pirroillaan pirroillansa ablative pirraltaan pirraltansa pirroiltaan pirroiltansa allative pirralleen pirrallensa pirroilleen pirroillensa essive pirtanaan pirtanansa pirtoinaan pirtoinansa translative pirrakseen pirraksensa pirroikseen pirroiksensa abessive pirrattaan pirrattansa pirroittaan pirroittansa instructive — — comitative — pirtoineen pirtoinensa

Synonyms

• kaide (in weaving)

Related terms

• piirto (“the core of a pirn in a weaving shuttle”)

Anagrams

• parit, rapit

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Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Finnish piirtää.

Verb

pirta

1. to draw (a picture)

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “нарисовать, рисовать”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika