verha

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vërha (“cloth”). Cognates include Finnish verho (“curtain”) and Votic võra (“offering”).

The semantic shift from "cloth" > "offering" refers to a particular offering performed by the sick, which involved throwing a towel into a well.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋerɑ/, [ˈʋe̞rɑ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋerhɑ/, [ˈʋe̞rhɑ]
  • Rhymes: -erɑ, -erhɑ
  • Hyphenation: ver‧ha
  • Homophone: Vera

Noun

verha

  1. offering

Declension

Declension of verha (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative verha verhat
genitive verhan verhoin
partitive verhaa verhoja
illative verhaa verhoi
inessive verhaas verhois
elative verhast verhoist
allative verhalle verhoille
adessive verhaal verhoil
ablative verhalt verhoilt
translative verhaks verhoiks
essive verhanna, verhaan verhoinna, verhoin
exessive1) verhant verhoint
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.

References

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