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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWerst
Pronunciation / Transliteration: vɛʁst
"Eine Werst entspricht knapp über einem Kilometer."
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A former Russian unit of distance equal to 3,500 feet or 1.067 kilometers (0.66 miles).
"The old Siberian post station was still another verst away through the deep snow."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Russian word 'вёрста' (vérsta), originating from Old East Russian and ultimately traceable to Proto-Slavic roots meaning a turn or furrow. Historically used in Russia as a standard unit of itinerary distance equal to approximately 1.067 kilometers (0.66 miles).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Verst" is said worldwide
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verste
Transliteration: vɛʁst
"Le village était situé à deux verstes de là."
Werst
Transliteration: vɛʁst
"Eine Werst entspricht knapp über einem Kilometer."
versta
Transliteration: ˈvɛrsta
"Mancavano poche verste alla nostra meta."
versta
Transliteration: ˈbɛɾsta
"Recorrieron varias verstas por la estepa."
versta
Transliteration: ˈvɛɾstɐ
"A viagem durou várias verstas."
वेर्स्त
Transliteration: verst
"यह गाँव यहाँ से कुछ ही वेर्स्त दूर था।"
俄里
Transliteration: é lǐ
"沙俄时代常用的长度单位是俄里。"
베르스타
Transliteration: bereuseuta
"베르스타는 과거 러시아에서 쓰이던 거리 단위이다."
ヴェルスト
Transliteration: verusuto
"ヴェルストはロシアの旧3マイルにあたる距離単位です。"
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