virta

See also: Virta

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree
Esperanto virto
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂
Proto-Italic *-ā
Latin -ader.
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Latin -a
Italian -ader.
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Latin -a
Old Spanish -a
Spanish -ader.
Esperanto -a
Esperanto virta

    From virto + -a.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈvirta/
    • Audio 1:(file)
    • Audio 2:(file)
    • Rhymes: -irta
    • Syllabification: vir‧ta

    Adjective

    virta (accusative singular virtan, plural virtaj, accusative plural virtajn)

    1. virtuous

    Further reading

    Finnish

    Etymology

    From Proto-Finnic *virta, borrowed from either Proto-Slavic *vьrtъ or a Baltic cognate thereof.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈʋirtɑ/, [ˈʋirt̪ɑ̝]
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -irtɑ
    • Syllabification(key): vir‧ta
    • Hyphenation(key): vir‧ta

    Noun

    virta

    1. flow, stream, current
      Synonym: virtaus
      Virta vei mukanaan.
      The current (of water) took (us, something, ...) with it.
      Kaasun virta pysähtyi putkistossa.
      The gas flow stopped in the pipes.
    2. (large) river
      Synonym: joki
      Soudimme veneellä virtaa ylöspäin.
      We rowed up the river in a boat.
    3. (electricity) current (amount of electric charge flowing in each unit of time)
      Synonym: sähkövirta (“electric current”)
      Sähköteho on virran ja jännitteen tulo.
      Electrical power is the product of current times voltage.
    4. (informal) electricity, power
      Synonym: sähkö
      Pattereista loppui virta.
      The batteries run out of power.
    5. (figuratively) stream (steady flow or succession of material)
      Autojen loputon virta keskustaan aiheutti suuren ruuhkan.
      The endless stream of cars heading downtown caused a large traffic jam.
    6. (figuratively) flow (in expressions referring to conformity)
      kulkea virran mukana ― to go with the flow
    7. (figuratively) zip, energy, vigor, vim (personal energy)
      Mistähän sitä saisi virtaa jaksaa tämäkin päivä?
      Where am I supposed to get the energy to live through today too?
    8. (slang, uncommon) speed (recreational amphetamine drug)
      Synonyms: piri, pore, amfe, amffe, spiidi, vauhti, pöhinä, (standard) amfetamiini

    Declension

    Inflection of virta (Kotus type 9*K/kala, rt–rr gradation)
    nominative virta virrat
    genitive virran virtojen
    partitive virtaa virtoja
    illative virtaan virtoihin
    singular plural
    nominative virta virrat
    accusative nom. virta virrat
    gen. virran
    genitive virran virtojen
    virtain rare
    partitive virtaa virtoja
    inessive virrassa virroissa
    elative virrasta virroista
    illative virtaan virtoihin
    adessive virralla virroilla
    ablative virralta virroilta
    allative virralle virroille
    essive virtana virtoina
    translative virraksi virroiksi
    abessive virratta virroitta
    instructive — virroin
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of virta (Kotus type 9*K/kala, rt–rr gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative virtani virtani
    accusative nom. virtani virtani
    gen. virtani
    genitive virtani virtojeni
    virtaini rare
    partitive virtaani virtojani
    inessive virrassani virroissani
    elative virrastani virroistani
    illative virtaani virtoihini
    adessive virrallani virroillani
    ablative virraltani virroiltani
    allative virralleni virroilleni
    essive virtanani virtoinani
    translative virrakseni virroikseni
    abessive virrattani virroittani
    instructive — —
    comitative — virtoineni
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative virtasi virtasi
    accusative nom. virtasi virtasi
    gen. virtasi
    genitive virtasi virtojesi
    virtaisi rare
    partitive virtaasi virtojasi
    inessive virrassasi virroissasi
    elative virrastasi virroistasi
    illative virtaasi virtoihisi
    adessive virrallasi virroillasi
    ablative virraltasi virroiltasi
    allative virrallesi virroillesi
    essive virtanasi virtoinasi
    translative virraksesi virroiksesi
    abessive virrattasi virroittasi
    instructive — —
    comitative — virtoinesi
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative virtamme virtamme
    accusative nom. virtamme virtamme
    gen. virtamme
    genitive virtamme virtojemme
    virtaimme rare
    partitive virtaamme virtojamme
    inessive virrassamme virroissamme
    elative virrastamme virroistamme
    illative virtaamme virtoihimme
    adessive virrallamme virroillamme
    ablative virraltamme virroiltamme
    allative virrallemme virroillemme
    essive virtanamme virtoinamme
    translative virraksemme virroiksemme
    abessive virrattamme virroittamme
    instructive — —
    comitative — virtoinemme
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative virtanne virtanne
    accusative nom. virtanne virtanne
    gen. virtanne
    genitive virtanne virtojenne
    virtainne rare
    partitive virtaanne virtojanne
    inessive virrassanne virroissanne
    elative virrastanne virroistanne
    illative virtaanne virtoihinne
    adessive virrallanne virroillanne
    ablative virraltanne virroiltanne
    allative virrallenne virroillenne
    essive virtananne virtoinanne
    translative virraksenne virroiksenne
    abessive virrattanne virroittanne
    instructive — —
    comitative — virtoinenne
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative virtansa virtansa
    accusative nom. virtansa virtansa
    gen. virtansa
    genitive virtansa virtojensa
    virtainsa rare
    partitive virtaansa virtojaan
    virtojansa
    inessive virrassaan
    virrassansa     		virroissaan
    virroissansa
    elative virrastaan
    virrastansa     		virroistaan
    virroistansa
    illative virtaansa virtoihinsa
    adessive virrallaan
    virrallansa     		virroillaan
    virroillansa
    ablative virraltaan
    virraltansa     		virroiltaan
    virroiltansa
    allative virralleen
    virrallensa     		virroilleen
    virroillensa
    essive virtanaan
    virtanansa     		virtoinaan
    virtoinansa
    translative virrakseen
    virraksensa     		virroikseen
    virroiksensa
    abessive virrattaan
    virrattansa     		virroittaan
    virroittansa
    instructive — —
    comitative — virtoineen
    virtoinensa

    Derived terms

    compounds

    References

    1. ^ Santeri Junttila, Petri Kallio, Sampsa Holopainen, Juha Kuokkala, Juho Pystynen, editors (2020–), “virta”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 1 January 2024

    Further reading

    Anagrams

    Ingrian

    Etymology

    From Proto-Finnic *virta. Cognates include Finnish virta and Livvi virdu.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    virta

    1. flow, current
      • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 30:
        Hänen paksu ja hiljaa liikkuva ruume ei jaksa voittiissa vassen selvää virtaa.
        Its thick and slowly moving body cannot resist the strong current.

    Declension

    Declension of virta (type 3/kana, rt-rr gradation)
    singular plural
    nominative virta virrat
    genitive virran virtoin
    partitive virtaa virtoja
    illative virtaa virtoi
    inessive virraas virrois
    elative virrast virroist
    allative virralle virroille
    adessive virraal virroil
    ablative virralt virroilt
    translative virraks virroiks
    essive virtanna, virtaan virtoinna, virtoin
    exessive1) virtant virtoint
    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.

    Derived terms

    References

    • V. I. Junus (1936), Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎[3], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 20
    • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 669
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