vörtti

Finnish

Alternative forms

• wörtti

Etymology

Borrowed from English worth or worth it. Doublet of verta and väärti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋørtːi/, [ˈʋø̞rt̪ːi]
• Rhymes: -ørtːi
• Syllabification^(key): vört‧ti

Adjective

vörtti (comparative vörtimpi, superlative vörtein) (colloquial)

1. worth it, worth something

   Synonym: (sen) arvoinen

Usage notes

• Seldom used attributively
• Generally indeclinable, though there exists a partitive-like, mostly synonymous but adverbial, form vörttiä.