pirta

Finnish

The reed is the part in the beater where the warp threads go through.

Alternative forms

• piirta (dialectal, Kymenlaakso)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic бьрдо (bĭrdo), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *bьrdo. Finnic cognates include Estonian piird, Karelian pirta, Livvi pirdu, Ludian bird, Veps bird, Votic pirtõ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpirtɑ/, [ˈpirt̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -irtɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): pir‧ta

Noun

pirta

1. (weaving) reed (comb-like part of a beater for beating the weft when weaving)

Declension

Inflection of pirta (Kotus type 9*K/kala, rt-rr gradation)
nominative		pirta	pirrat
genitive		pirran	pirtojen
partitive		pirtaa	pirtoja
illative		pirtaan	pirtoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pirta	pirrat
accusative	nom.	pirta	pirrat
	gen.	pirran
genitive		pirran	pirtojen pirtain rare
partitive		pirtaa	pirtoja
inessive		pirrassa	pirroissa
elative		pirrasta	pirroista
illative		pirtaan	pirtoihin
adessive		pirralla	pirroilla
ablative		pirralta	pirroilta
allative		pirralle	pirroille
essive		pirtana	pirtoina
translative		pirraksi	pirroiksi
abessive		pirratta	pirroitta
instructive		—	pirroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pirta (Kotus type 9*K/kala, rt-rr gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pirtani pirtani accusative nom. pirtani pirtani gen. pirtani genitive pirtani pirtojeni pirtaini rare partitive pirtaani pirtojani inessive pirrassani pirroissani elative pirrastani pirroistani illative pirtaani pirtoihini adessive pirrallani pirroillani ablative pirraltani pirroiltani allative pirralleni pirroilleni essive pirtanani pirtoinani translative pirrakseni pirroikseni abessive pirrattani pirroittani instructive — — comitative — pirtoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pirtasi pirtasi accusative nom. pirtasi pirtasi gen. pirtasi genitive pirtasi pirtojesi pirtaisi rare partitive pirtaasi pirtojasi inessive pirrassasi pirroissasi elative pirrastasi pirroistasi illative pirtaasi pirtoihisi adessive pirrallasi pirroillasi ablative pirraltasi pirroiltasi allative pirrallesi pirroillesi essive pirtanasi pirtoinasi translative pirraksesi pirroiksesi abessive pirrattasi pirroittasi instructive — — comitative — pirtoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pirtamme pirtamme accusative nom. pirtamme pirtamme gen. pirtamme genitive pirtamme pirtojemme pirtaimme rare partitive pirtaamme pirtojamme inessive pirrassamme pirroissamme elative pirrastamme pirroistamme illative pirtaamme pirtoihimme adessive pirrallamme pirroillamme ablative pirraltamme pirroiltamme allative pirrallemme pirroillemme essive pirtanamme pirtoinamme translative pirraksemme pirroiksemme abessive pirrattamme pirroittamme instructive — — comitative — pirtoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pirtanne pirtanne accusative nom. pirtanne pirtanne gen. pirtanne genitive pirtanne pirtojenne pirtainne rare partitive pirtaanne pirtojanne inessive pirrassanne pirroissanne elative pirrastanne pirroistanne illative pirtaanne pirtoihinne adessive pirrallanne pirroillanne ablative pirraltanne pirroiltanne allative pirrallenne pirroillenne essive pirtananne pirtoinanne translative pirraksenne pirroiksenne abessive pirrattanne pirroittanne instructive — — comitative — pirtoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pirtansa pirtansa accusative nom. pirtansa pirtansa gen. pirtansa genitive pirtansa pirtojensa pirtainsa rare partitive pirtaansa pirtojaan pirtojansa inessive pirrassaan pirrassansa pirroissaan pirroissansa elative pirrastaan pirrastansa pirroistaan pirroistansa illative pirtaansa pirtoihinsa adessive pirrallaan pirrallansa pirroillaan pirroillansa ablative pirraltaan pirraltansa pirroiltaan pirroiltansa allative pirralleen pirrallensa pirroilleen pirroillensa essive pirtanaan pirtanansa pirtoinaan pirtoinansa translative pirrakseen pirraksensa pirroikseen pirroiksensa abessive pirrattaan pirrattansa pirroittaan pirroittansa instructive — — comitative — pirtoineen pirtoinensa

Synonyms

• kaide (in weaving)

Derived terms

compounds

• nauhapirta
• pirtakoukku
• pirtanauha

 

Related terms

• piirto (“the core of a pirn in a weaving shuttle”)

Further reading

• “pirta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• parit, rapit

Ingrian

Alternative forms

• perta

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *bьrdo. Cognates include Finnish pirta and Estonian piird.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpirtɑ/, [ˈpirt]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpirtɑ/, [ˈpird̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -irt, -irtɑ
• Hyphenation: pir‧ta

Noun

pirta

1. (weaving) reed

Declension

Declension of pirta (type 3/kana, rt-rr gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	pirta	pirrat
genitive	pirran	pirtoin
partitive	pirtaa	pirtoja
illative	pirtaa	pirtoi
inessive	pirraas	pirrois
elative	pirrast	pirroist
allative	pirralle	pirroille
adessive	pirraal	pirroil
ablative	pirralt	pirroilt
translative	pirraks	pirroiks
essive	pirtanna, pirtaan	pirtoinna, pirtoin
exessive1)	pirtant	pirtoint
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

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 20

Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Finnish piirtää.

Verb

pirta

1. to draw (a picture)

Inflection

Inflection of pirta (inflection type 8/püta)
1st infinitive	pirta
present indic.	pirdab
past indic.	pirdi
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	pirdan	pirdin	—
2nd singular	pirdad	pirdid	pirda
3rd singular	pirdab	pirdi	pirkha
1st plural	pirdam	pirdim	pirkam
2nd plural	pirdat	pirdit	pirkat
3rd plural	pirtas pirdaba	pirdiba	pirkha
sing. conneg.1	pirda	pirdand	pirda
plur. conneg.	pirkoi	pirnugoi	pirkoi
	present conditional	past conditional	potential
1st singular	pirdaižin	pirnuižin	pirnen
2nd singular	pirdaižid	pirnuižid	pirned
3rd singular	pirdaiži	pirnuiži	pirneb
1st plural	pirdaižim	pirnuižim	pirnem
2nd plural	pirdaižit	pirnuižit	pirnet
3rd plural	pirdaižiba	pirnuižiba	pirneba
connegative	pirdaiži	pirnuiži	pirne
non-finite forms
1st infinitive	pirta
2nd infinitive		3rd infinitive
inessive	pirtes	inessive	pirmas
instructive	pirten	illative	pirmaha
participles		elative	pirmaspäi
present active	pirdai	adessive	pirmal
past active	pirnu	abessive	pirmat
past passive	pirtud
1 In imperative: used only in the second-person singular. The plural form is used with other persons.

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “нарисовать, рисовать”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[3], Petrozavodsk: Periodika