/ˈʋirsi/, [ˈʋirs̠i]
OriginFrom Proto-Finnic *virci, from earlier *virti, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wirdas (compare Latvian vārds (“word, name”) and Old Prussian wīrds), from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰh₁om (compare English word, Latin verbum). Doublet of verbi.
- hymn, psalm, chant
- humorous, obsoletesong, poem
Formsvirsi(nominative, singular) · virret(nominative, plural) · virsi(accusative, nominative, singular) · virret(accusative, nominative, plural) · virren(accusative, genitive, singular) · virret(accusative, genitive, plural) · virren(genitive, singular) · virsien(genitive, plural) · virtten(genitive, plural, rare) · virttä(partitive, singular) · virsiä(partitive, plural) · virressä(inessive, singular) · virsissä(inessive, plural) · virrestä(elative, singular) · virsistä(elative, plural) · virteen(illative, singular) · virsiin(illative, plural) · virrellä(adessive, singular) · virsillä(adessive, plural) · virreltä(ablative, singular)