väärti

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish värd (“worth”); compare Swedish värde (“value”). Doublet of verta and vörtti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋæːrti/, [ˈʋæːrt̪i]
  • Rhymes: -æːrti
  • Syllabification(key): väär‧ti
  • Hyphenation(key): väär‧ti

Adjective

väärti (not comparable) (informal, dialectal)

  1. worth
    Synonym: arvoinen
    vaivansa väärti ― worth the trouble

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