FromProto-Finnic*veeru, fromveerrä(“to roll”) +-u. Akin toFinnishvieru(“hillside”) andEstonianveer(“hillside”).
veeru
| Declension ofveeru (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 *) theaccusative corresponds with either thegenitive (sg) ornominative (pl) **) thecomitative is formed by adding the suffix-ka? or-kä? to thegenitive. | ||
Probably due to conflation with Etymology 1, combined with the mid-vowel raising in many Ingrian dialects.
veeru
| Declension ofveeru (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 *) theaccusative corresponds with either thegenitive (sg) ornominative (pl) **) thecomitative is formed by adding the suffix-ka? or-kä? to thegenitive. | ||