verta

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋertɑ/, [ˈʋe̞rt̪ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ertɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ver‧ta

From Proto-Finnic *verta, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *werþaz (“worthy”). Doublet of väärti and vörtti.

verta

1. (archaic) match (equal or superior in comparison) (now mostly used in a number of idiomatic expressions)

   Synonyms: arvoinen, verto, väärti

2. (in expressions) extent, degree

   minkä verran ― to what extent

   sen verran, että... ― to the extent that...

Most cases are not used in practice; the only common ones are verta, verran, vertaa, vertoja and verroin.

Idioms

• löytyä vertaa
• monin verroin
• vertaansa vailla
• vetää vertaa, vetää vertoja

verta (+ genitive)

1. (colloquial or dialectal) Synonym of verran

verta

1. partitive singular of veri

• This form is irregular. A regular form would have a front vowel (**vertä) according to vowel harmony.

• arvet, tarve, terva, varte, verat

From Proto-Finnic *verta. Cognates include Finnish verta and Estonian võrd.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋertɑ/, [ˈʋe̞rd]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋertɑ/, [ˈʋe̞rd̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ert, -ertɑ
• Hyphenation: ver‧ta

verta (genitive verran, partitive vertaa)

1. amount, extent

• Almost exclusively used in the genitive and partitive singular.
• Verta is often used with a determiner in the genitive-accusative. In that case, the noun's case doesn't have to match with the determiner's:

  yhen verran ― an equal amount

  kahen verran ― two parts

  jonkun verran ― to some extent

  sen verran / vertaa ― so much

• viisi

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

verta

1. inflection of vertere:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

• trave

• verte (e and split infinitive)

From Old Norse verða.

• IPA^(key): /²ʋɛrtɑ/

verta (present tense vert, past tense vart, past participle vorte, passive infinitive vertast, present participle vertande, imperative vert)

1. to become

   Problemet vil verta større etter kvart.

   The problem will become larger as time passes.

• bli

• “verta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

verta

1. inflection of verter:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

From the feminine of verto, past participle of vèrzar (“to open”). Compare Friulian vierte.

verta f (plural verte)

1. opening
2. spring