versta

English

Noun

versta (plural verstas)

1. Alternative form of verst

Anagrams

• averts, ravest, starve, tarves, traves, vaster

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

versta

1. inflection of verstaan:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive
   3. imperative

Anagrams

• verast

Ingrian

Alternative forms

• virsta

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic вьрста (vĭrsta). Cognates include Finnish virsta.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋerstɑ/, [ˈʋe̞rs̠t]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋerstɑ/, [ˈʋe̞rʃtɑ]
• Rhymes: -erst, -erstɑ
• Hyphenation: vers‧ta

Noun

versta

1. verst
2. (colloquial, informal) Synonym of kilometra

Declension

Declension of versta (type 3/kana, st-ss gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	versta	verssat
genitive	verssan	verstoin
partitive	verstaa	verstoja
illative	verstaa	verstoi
inessive	verssaas	verssois
elative	verssast	verssoist
allative	verssalle	verssoille
adessive	verssaal	verssoil
ablative	verssalt	verssoilt
translative	verssaks	verssoiks
essive	verstanna, verstaan	verstoinna, verstoin
exessive1)	verstant	verstoint
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.

See also

Traditional Ingrian units of length

(part)	500		1⁄3	≈ 1⁄3	2⁄9	1⁄7	1⁄12	1⁄21
native name	versta	syli	arššina	harkkamus	kyynärä	jalka	vaaksa	käsi
SI equivalent	1.07 km.	2.13 m.	71.1 cm.	71.0 cm	47.4 cm.	30.5 cm.	17.8 cm.	10.2 cm.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 657

Portuguese

Noun

versta f (plural verstas)

1. verst; versta (Russian unit of length equivalent to 1.07 kilometers)

Spanish

Noun

versta f (plural verstas)

1. verst; versta (Russian unit of length equivalent to 1.07 kilometers)

Further reading

• “versta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014