verka

See also: Věrka

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vërka, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *werką (“rope, cord”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋerkɑ/, [ˈʋe̞rkɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -erkɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ver‧ka
• Hyphenation^(key): ver‧ka

Noun

verka

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

Usage notes

English broadcloth can refer to two rather different fabrics. The modern 'broadcloth' is often made of cotton and is often lightweight. Finnish verka corresponds to the older sense of English broadcloth, referring to a dense, smooth woolen cloth.

Declension

Inflection of verka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k–∅ gradation)
nominative		verka	verat
genitive		veran	verkojen
partitive		verkaa	verkoja
illative		verkaan	verkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		verka	verat
accusative	nom.	verka	verat
	gen.	veran
genitive		veran	verkojen verkain rare
partitive		verkaa	verkoja
inessive		verassa	veroissa
elative		verasta	veroista
illative		verkaan	verkoihin
adessive		veralla	veroilla
ablative		veralta	veroilta
allative		veralle	veroille
essive		verkana	verkoina
translative		veraksi	veroiksi
abessive		veratta	veroitta
instructive		—	veroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

compounds

• verkatakki

Further reading

• “verka”, 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 4 July 2023

Anagrams

• karve

Icelandic

Noun

verka

1. indefinite genitive plural of verk

Ingrian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

verka

1. gusset

Declension

Declension of verka (type 3/kana, k- gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	verka	verat
genitive	veran	verkoin
partitive	verkaa	verkoja
illative	verkaa	verkoi
inessive	veras	verois
elative	verast	veroist
allative	veralle	veroille
adessive	veral	veroil
ablative	veralt	veroilt
translative	veraks	veroiks
essive	verkanna, verkaan	verkoinna, verkoin
exessive1)	verkant	verkoint
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.

Derived terms

• verakas

References

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• verkene

Noun

verka n

1. definite plural of verk (Etymology 2)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse verka. Akin to English work.

Alternative forms

• verke

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʋɛrkɑ/
• IPA^(key): /ʋɛʂk/ (Trøndelag)

Verb

verka (present tense verkar, past tense verka, past participle verka, passive infinitive verkast, present participle verkande, imperative verka/verk)

1. to work (have effect)

   Medisinen verka godt.

   The medicine worked well.

2. to seem, appear

   Det verkar ikkje som om du forstår.

   It does not seem like you understand.

Derived terms

• verksam

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʋɛrkɑ/

Verb

verka (present tense verker, past tense verkte, past participle verkt, passive infinitive verkast, present participle verkande, imperative verk)

1. alternative form of verkja

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛrkɑ/

Noun

verka n

1. 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^(key): /ˈvɛrˌka/, [ˈværːˌkʲa]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophone: värka
• Hyphenation: ver‧ka

Verb

verka (present verkar, preterite verkade, supine verkat, imperative verka)

1. to work, to act

   Den speciella ortogonala gruppen verkar på Rⁿ genom rotationer

   The special orthogonal group acts on Rⁿ by rotations

2. 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.

3. to pare or trim the hoof of a horse

Conjugation

Conjugation of verka (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	verka		—
supine	verkat		—
imperative	verka		—
imper. plural1	verken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	verkar	verkade	—	—
ind. plural1	verka	verkade	—	—
subjunctive2	verke	verkade	—	—
present participle		verkande
past participle		—

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 [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “verka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)