veeras

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *veeras. Cognates include Finnish vieras and Estonian võõras.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋeːrɑs/, [ˈʋeːrəz̠]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋeːrɑs/, [ˈʋe̝ːrɑʒ̥]
  • Rhymes: -eːrɑs
  • Hyphenation: vee‧ras

Noun

veeras

  1. guest
  2. stranger

Adjective

veeras (comparative veeraamp)

  1. weird
  2. unfamiliar
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 6:
      Ken arvajaa matkapoolen itsest - „oikiaa“, „kurraa“, „ettee“, „takkaa“, - se kiiree öksyy veerahas paikaas.
      Whoever determines the direction of a journey from oneself - „to the right“, „to the left“, „forward“, „backward“, - that [person] will quickly get lost in an unfamiliar location.

Declension

Declension of veeras (type 2/patsas, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative veeras veeraat
genitive veeraan veerain
partitive veerasta, veerast veeraita, veeraja
illative veeraasse veeraisse
inessive veeraas veerais
elative veeraast veeraist
allative veeraalle veeraille
adessive veeraal veerail
ablative veeraalt veerailt
translative veeraaks veeraiks
essive veeraanna, veeraan veerainna, veerain
exessive1) veeraant veeraint
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.
Soikkola declension of veeras (type 2/veeras, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative veeras veerahat,
veeraat
genitive veerahan veerahiin
partitive veerasta veerahia
illative veerahasse veerahisse
inessive veerahas veerahis
elative veerahast veerahist
allative veerahalle veerahille
adessive veerahal veerahil
ablative veerahalt veerahilt
translative veerahaks veerahiks
essive veerahaan veerahiin
exessive1) veerahant veerahint
1) Obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 661
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