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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/verka
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Unknown. Borrowing from Proto-Germanic *werką is unlikely.
Noun
*verka
- gusset (small piece of cloth inserted in a garment)
Inflection
Inflection of *verka
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *verka | *vergat | |
accusative | *vergan | *vergat | |
genitive | *vergan | *verkaden *verkoiden | |
partitive | *verkada | *verkoida | |
inessive | *vergassa | *vergoissa | |
elative | *vergasta | *vergoista | |
illative | *verkahen | *verkoihen | |
adessive | *vergalla | *vergoilla | |
ablative | *vergalta | *vergoilta | |
allative | *verkalen | *verkoilen | |
essive | *verkana | *verkoina | |
translative | *vergaksi | *vergoiksi | |
instructive | *vergan | *vergoin | |
comitative | *verkanek | *verkoinek | |
abessive | *vergakta | *vergoikta |
Descendants
- Finnish: verka
- Ingrian: verka
- Karelian:
- North Karelian: verka
- South Karelian: verga
- Livvi: vergu
- Ludian: verg
- Veps: verg
- Votic: võrka
- → Proto-Samic: *vierkē (see there for further descendants)
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “verka”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN