veeru
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word veeru. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word veeru, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say veeru in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word veeru you have here. The definition of the word veeru will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofveeru, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Veeru (1).
Ingrian
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *veeru, from veerrä (“to roll”) + -u. Akin to Finnish vieru (“hillside”) and Estonian veer (“hillside”).
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋeːru/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋeːru/,
- Rhymes: -eːru
- Hyphenation: vee‧ru
- Homophone: viiru
Noun
veeru
Declension
| Declension of veeru (type 4/koivu, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | veeru | veerut |
| genitive | veerun | veeruin, veeruloin |
| partitive | veerua | veeruja, veeruloja |
| illative | veeruu | veerui, veeruloihe |
| inessive | veeruus | veeruis, veerulois |
| elative | veerust | veeruist, veeruloist |
| allative | veerulle | veeruille, veeruloille |
| adessive | veeruul | veeruil, veeruloil |
| ablative | veerult | veeruilt, veeruloilt |
| translative | veeruks | veeruiks, veeruloiks |
| essive | veerunna, veeruun | veeruinna, veeruloinna, veeruin, veeruloin |
| exessive1) | veerunt | veeruint, veeruloint |
| 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. | ||
Synonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Probably due to conflation with Etymology 1, combined with the mid-vowel raising in many Ingrian dialects.
Pronunciation
Noun
veeru
- Alternative form of viiru
Declension
| Declension of veeru (type 4/koivu, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | veeru | veerut |
| genitive | veerun | veeruin, veeruloin |
| partitive | veerua | veeruja, veeruloja |
| illative | veeruu | veerui, veeruloihe |
| inessive | veeruus | veeruis, veerulois |
| elative | veerust | veeruist, veeruloist |
| allative | veerulle | veeruille, veeruloille |
| adessive | veeruul | veeruil, veeruloil |
| ablative | veerult | veeruilt, veeruloilt |
| translative | veeruks | veeruiks, veeruloiks |
| essive | veerunna, veeruun | veeruinna, veeruloinna, veeruin, veeruloin |
| exessive1) | veerunt | veeruint, veeruloint |
| 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 662