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)

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.

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