Verba

See also: verba, verbā, and верба

English

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Verba (surname)

Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian Верба (Verba), from Ukrainian верба (verba, “willow”). In some cases, a respelling of Czech Vrba and Slovak Vrba, from vrba (“willow”). Ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *vьrba (“willow”).

Proper noun

Verba (plural Verbas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Verba is the 37391^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 596 individuals. Verba is most common among White (92.45%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Verba”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛʁba/

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Noun

Verba f pl

1. plural of Verbum

Further reading

• “Verba” in Duden online

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Верба (Verba).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋerbɑ/, [ˈʋe̞rb]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋerbɑ/, [ˈʋe̞rb̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -erb, -erbɑ
• Hyphenation: Ver‧ba

Proper noun

Verba

1. Synonym of Urpipäivä

Declension

Declension of Verba (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	Verba	Verbat
genitive	Verban	Verboin
partitive	Verbaa	Verboja
illative	Verbaa	Verboi
inessive	Verbaas	Verbois
elative	Verbast	Verboist
allative	Verballe	Verboille
adessive	Verbaal	Verboil
ablative	Verbalt	Verboilt
translative	Verbaks	Verboiks
essive	Verbanna, Verbaan	Verboinna, Verboin
exessive1)	Verbant	Verboint
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 654

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈverba]

Proper noun

Verba m pers (female equivalent Verbová)

1. a male surname

Further reading

• “Verba”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024