sevverta

Ingrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Univerbation of sen (“this”) +‎ vertaa (“amount”).

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈseʋːertɑ/, [ˈs̠e̞ʋːe̞rt]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈseʋːertɑ/, [ˈʃe̞ʋːe̞rd̥ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -eʋːert, -eʋːertɑ
  • Hyphenation: sev‧ver‧ta

Determiner

sevverta (+ partitive)

  1. so many; so much; as much; this much
    • 1933, V. A. Tetjurev, Luunnontiito alkuoppia vart (ensimäin osa), Riikin Izdatelstva Kirja, page 39:
      Kons myy lykkäämmää munapropkaa trupkan sissee, siis myy huukun takissamma: huukua ono sevverta ku oli, mut tillaa se ottaa vähemmän.
      When we push the potato plug into the tube, then we press the air: there is as much air as there was, but it takes less space.
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