veeru

Ingrian

Veeru (1).

Alternative forms

• viiru (dialectal)

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/, [ˈʋeːrŭ̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋeːru/, [ˈʋe̝ːru]
• Rhymes: -eːru
• Hyphenation: vee‧ru
• Homophone: viiru

Noun

veeru

1. wheel
2. Synonym of penger (“slope”)

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

• (wheel): ratas, pöörä, veero

Derived terms

• neljäveeruin
• veerukas

 

Etymology 2

Probably due to conflation with Etymology 1, combined with the mid-vowel raising in many Ingrian dialects.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋeːru/, [ˈʋeːrŭ̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋeːru/, [ˈʋe̝ːru]
• Rhymes: -eːru
• Hyphenation: vee‧ru

Noun

veeru

1. 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