"лей" meaning in Erzya

See лей in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lʲej/
Etymology: From Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *läkä. Cognates include Moksha ляй (läj), Lule Sami liehke (“valley, depression”), Northern Sami leahki (“depression, hollow (in terrain), dell, valley”), Skolt Sami lieʹǩǩ (“depression, valley”). Etymology templates: {{inh|myv|urj-fpr-pro|-}} Proto-Finno-Permic, {{cog|mdf|ляй}} Moksha ляй (läj), {{cog|smj|liehke||valley, depression}} Lule Sami liehke (“valley, depression”), {{cog|se|leahki||depression, hollow (in terrain), dell, valley}} Northern Sami leahki (“depression, hollow (in terrain), dell, valley”), {{cog|sms|lieʹǩǩ||depression, valley}} Skolt Sami lieʹǩǩ (“depression, valley”) Head templates: {{head|myv|noun}} лей • (lej) Forms: lej [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], лей [nominative, singular], лейть [nominative, plural], леень [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], лейнень [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], лейде [ablative, singular], - [ablative, plural], лейсэ [inessive, singular], - [inessive, plural], лейстэ [elative, singular], - [elative, plural], лейс [illative, singular], - [illative, plural], лейга [prolative, singular], - [plural, prolative], лейкс [singular, translative], - [plural, translative], лейшка [comparative, singular], - [comparative, plural], лейтеме [abessive, singular], - [abessive, plural]
  1. river
    Sense id: en-лей-myv-noun-X1qO2PE5 Categories (other): Erzya entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лейть",
      "roman": "lejť",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "леень",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "-",
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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      "form": "лейнень",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лейде",
      "roman": "lejde",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лейсэ",
      "roman": "lejsë",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
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      "tags": [
        "inessive",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "лейстэ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
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        "elative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лейс",
      "roman": "lejs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лейга",
      "roman": "lejga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "prolative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "prolative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лейкс",
      "roman": "lejks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "translative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "translative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лейшка",
      "roman": "lejška",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лейтеме",
      "roman": "lejteme",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "abessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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  ],
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        },
        {
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        "river"
      ],
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        ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/lʲej/"
    }
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "лей",
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лейть",
      "roman": "lejť",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "леень",
      "roman": "lejeń",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "-",
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      "form": "лейнень",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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      "form": "лейде",
      "roman": "lejde",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "лейсэ",
      "roman": "lejsë",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inessive",
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      "form": "лейстэ",
      "roman": "lejstë",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лейс",
      "roman": "lejs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лейга",
      "roman": "lejga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "prolative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "prolative"
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    },
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      "form": "лейкс",
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    },
    {
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    {
      "form": "лейшка",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лейтеме",
      "roman": "lejteme",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/lʲej/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "лей"
}

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