вить

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вить • (viť)

From earlier *vijeť, from Proto-Mordvinic *vijəďə (see there for further etymology).

вить ёнов


ашо

From Proto-Mordvinic *ašə. Possibly from Proto-Uralic *ačka (“gray? white?”), whence may be Moksha акша (akša), Eastern Mari ош (oš), ошо (ošo, “white”) and Finnish haahka (“eider”).
Alternatively, borrowed from or influenced by a descendant of Proto-Turkic *āk (“white”).

ашо тюс


раужо

раужо • (raužo)

Раужо (Равжа) иневедь


пиже

пиже • (piže)

piže (romanization)
пиже (nominative singular)
пижеть (nominative plural)
пижень (genitive singular)
пиженень (dative singular)
пижеде (ablative singular)
пижесэ (inessive singular)
пижестэ (elative singular)
пижес (illative singular)
пижева (prolative singular)
пижекс (singular translative)
пижешка (comparative singular)
пижевтеме (abessive singular)

From Proto-Mordvinic *pižə, from Proto-Uralic *piša (“bile, gall”). The word пиже (piže, “green”) can also be used to indicate the metal “copper”, which is probably due to the color of oxidation. This could be related to Northern Sami fiskat (“yellow”).


якстере

From Pre-Mordvinic *jakćarə. Cognate to Eastern Mari йошкар (joškar, “red”), as in the capital of the Republic of Mari El, Йошкар-Ола (Joškar-Ola, literally “red city”).

якстере вина


ён

Possibly related to Proto-Ugric *jomɜ ~ *jamɜ (“good”), whence Hungarian jó.

ён ломань


ташто

ташто • (tašto)

From Proto-Mordvinic *taštə, perhaps inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic [Term?] [Finno-Volgaic] *tašta. Compare Western Mari тошты (tošty) and Eastern Mari тошто (tošto).

Kijak a polady od panks tašto oďožanen; od panksoś razdevi oďožado, i vaŕaś uli sede pokš.

1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 28:

No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse.


од

From Proto-Mordvinic *od, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wuδ̕e. Cognate with Finnish uusi (uute-), Estonian uus, Northern Sami ođas, Komi-Zyrian выль (vyľ) and Hungarian új.

Од ие марто! Паро од ие!

Тон монь эйстэ ве иеде седе од.


ине

From Proto-Mordvinic *ińə, inherited from Proto-Uralic *enä (“big”). Cognates include Finnish enä, Livonian je’nnõ, Eastern Mari эн (en), Udmurt уно (uno), Northern Mansi [script needed] (janiγ).

Ине Троиця


ят

Borrowed from Tatar ят (yat, “alien, foreign”).


ожо

From Proto-Mordvinic *ožə, inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic *wiša (“poison; green, yellow”), whence Finnish vihreä (“green”), Livonian vīri (“yellow”), Eastern Mari ужар (užar, “green”). Ultimately borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wišás (“poison, venom”).

der

Кудонть артызь ожо тюсс.


сэнь

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сэнь • (sëń)

Inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *sine. Cognate with Moksha сенем (senem), Finnish sininen, Livonian si’ņņi.


тюжа

тюжа • (ťuža)

Possibly inherited Proto-Finno-Permic *čoša (“yellow”). Compare Udmurt ӵуж (čuž, “yellow”).


чувтонь

чувтонь • (čuvtoń)

чувтонь кудо


пекев

пеке (peke, “belly”) + -в (-v, adjectivizing suffix)


анок

From Proto-Mordvinic *anək, borrowed from a Turkic language. Compare Turkish anık (“ready”).

анок ярсамопель


исень

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исень • (iseń)

Related to Erzya исяк (iśak, “yesterday”) and possibly dialectal äźk (“lately, recently”), which is cognate with Finnish äsken (“just now, a while/moment ago”).

cog

исень чиде икеле


иненсь

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иненсь • (inenś)

ине (ine) + -нь (-ń) + -сь (-ś)
The -нь (-ń) stem is possibly related to Finnish -in (superlative suffix). Compare Erzya веженсь (veženś, “the youngest”) (from веж- (vež-, “small”)).

иненсь цёразо


сэтьме

сэтьме • (sëťme)

From Proto-Mordvinic *säťmə ~ *śäťmə, wherein *-mə is a noun-forming suffix (compare dialectal Moksha śäťav). Ultimately may be onomatopoeic and related to Erzya чать- (čať-) in чатьмонемс (čaťmonems, “to be quiet”).
First coined by bishop Damaskin in 1785 as сатьме (saťme).

Talanovt setmet, seks synenst maksovi mastor.

1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 11:

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.


тундонь

тундонь • (tundoń)

тундонь валске


веженсь

веженсь • (veženś)

веж- (vež-) + -нь (-ń) + -сь (-ś)
The -нь (-ń) stem may be related to Finnish -in (superlative suffix). Compare Erzya иненсь (inenś, “the oldest”) (from ине (ine, “great, old”)).

веженсь цёра


кизэнь

кизэнь • (kizëń)

кизэнь кампания


телень

телень • (teleń)


башкань

башкань • (baškaň)

башка (baška) + -нь (-ń)
First coined in 18th century Lexicon.


лия

Тейтересь лия велень.

Тон ли севатесь, конанень эряви самс или ліянь тенек учомс?

1910, Makar Evsevievich Evseviev, Gospoda nashego Iisusa Hrista Svjatoe Evangelie ot Matfeja, Marka, Luki i Ioanna na mordovskom jazyke^(https://wikisource.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B5_%D0%95%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B5_(%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%B7%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%8C)/%D0%92), page 161:

“Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”

Ton li sevateś, konaneń eŕavi sams ili lijań tenek učoms?


ало

From Proto-Mordvinic *alə, from Proto-Uralic *ëla (“below”). Cognates include Finnish ala-, Lule Sami vuolle, Udmurt ул (ul), Hungarian alatt, Forest Enets ир.

ало этаж


виде

From Proto-Mordvinic *vijəďə, from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *wojketa (“straight”). Cognate with Finnish oikea, Veps oiged, Eastern Mari вияш (vijaš).
See also Erzya вить (viť).

виде кикс

виде каршо вал

Ульнесь виде Валдо, Коната эрьва мастор лаҥгс шачицянть эйсэ валдомгафты.

1910, Makar Evsevievich Evseviev, Gospoda nashego Iisusa Hrista Svyatoe Evangelie ot Matfeya, Marka, Luki i Ioanna na mordovskom yazyke^(https://wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=%D0%A1%D0%B2%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B5_%D0%95%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B5_(%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%B7%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%8C)/%D0%92&oldid=617014), page 225:

The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.

Ulneś vide Valdo, Konata eŕva mastor laŋgs šačićanť ejsë valdomgaftï.


весе

From Proto-Mordvinic *veśə, inherited from Proto-Uralic *we(ń)ćɜ (“every, all, whole”). Cognate with Udmurt воч (voć), Komi-Zyrian вач (vać), possibly cognate with Hungarian össze (“together”). The Uralic word may in turn be borrowed from Indo-Iranian; compare Proto-Iranian *wícwah (“all, every; whole”).
Alternative theories suggest a borrowing from Proto-Slavic *vьśь or a derivation from Proto-Mordvinic *vej (“one”) + *śe (“this”); compare Moksha сембе (sembe, “all”) (from *śe + *-mbə).

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весе масторось

Seste Ierusalim liśneź tenze i vese Iudeja vesejak Iordan jonga mastort.

1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 7:

People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan.


сыре

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сыре • (sïre)

From Proto-Mordvinic *siŕə, possibly inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric *serä (“old, aged”) and cognate with Hungarian öreg (“old”). Ultimately may be of Indo-Iranian origin.

Сынцтъ пельдестъ арасель эйкакштъ; несак Елисавѣта ульнесь ашачтыцяль, и кавонест ульнесть сыреть.

1821, Novum Testamentum Mordvinice litt. cyrill., page 134:

But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to conceive, and they were both very old.

Sïnct peldest araseľ ejkakšt; nesak Elisaveta ulneś ašačtïćaľ, i kavonest ulnesť sïreť .


лембеёнксонь

лембеёнксонь • (lembejonksoń)

lembejonksoń (romanization)
лембе ёнксонь (alternative)


пси

From Proto-Mordvinic *pəśəj, inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic *pośɜ (“hot, heat”). Cognates include Udmurt пӧсь (pöś, “hot, warm”).

пси ведь


човине

човине • (čovine)


эчке

эчке • (ečke)

From Proto-Mordvinic *ečkə, inherited from Proto-Uralic *ičɜ~*üčɜ (“big, large; thick”).


ламбамо

Possibly from a back vowel variant of *ľämbə (“warm”), suffixed with *-mə.

Vasiń že tšise, źardo jartsaźt lambamo kšet, saźt tonavlitśatne Jisusnen, kortleźt sonenze: koso minenek meŕat ton anokstams tent paskaśt?

1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 100:

On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”


чапамо

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чапамо • (čapamo)

From Proto-Mordvinic *šapamə, inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric *šappa (“sour, acid”). Cognates include Moksha шапама (šapama), Finnish hapan (happama-), Estonian hapu and possibly Hungarian savanyú.

чапамо ловсо


чевте

чевте • (čevte)

Uncertain. Akin to archaic Moksha šäfťä.

чевте кши


пшти

пшти • (pšti)

Likely related to Proto-Finno-Permic *pistä- (compare Finnish pistää (“to poke; stick”), Ludian püštäda (“to stab; sting”), Skolt Sami pâ´sttel (“sharp”)).


нусманя

нусманя • (nusmańa)

Structurally from *nusma + *-ńV. The further origin is unknown.

нусманя варштавкс


кенерезь

кенерезь • (kenereź)

кенерезь умарь


паро

From Proto-Mordvinic *parə, from Proto-Finno-Permic *para. Cognates include Finnish parempi (“better”), paras (“the best”), Kildin Sami пӯррь (pūrr’) and Udmurt бур (bur).

Вай, кодамо паро ушось!

Максодо, тынстеҥк-как максозь ули: паро оҥгснэ, сорновтнезь, матразь, да пряс пештязь каясызь потмозоҥк.

1910, Makar Evsevievich Evseviev, Gospoda nashego Iisusa Hrista Svjatoe Evangelie ot Matfeja, Marka, Luki i Ioanna na mordovskom jazyke^(https://wikisource.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B5_%D0%95%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B5_(%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%B7%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%8C)/%D0%92), page 158:

Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap.

Maksodo, tïnsteŋk-kak maksoź uli: paro oŋgsnë, sornovtneź, matraź, da pŕas pešťaź kajasïź potmozoŋk.


валдо

From Proto-Mordvinic *valdə, from Proto-Uralic *wëlketa. Cognates include Moksha валда (valda), Finnish valkea, Western Mari валгыды (valgydy) and Hungarian világ.

валдо шпалерт

Нупалесь ульнесь вишка, ялатеке валдо.


кельме

кельме • (keľme)

From Proto-Mordvinic *kelmə, inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic *külmä~*kilmä (“cold; coldness, frost”), possibly borrowed from Pre-Baltic *gu̯el(u)mā (compare Lithuanian geluma).
Cognate with Finnish kylmä, Livonian kīlma, Eastern Mari кылме (kylme).

симемс кельме ведте


якшамо

якшамо • (jakšamo)

From Proto-Mordvinic *jakšamə, from Proto-Uralic *jakša (“cool, cold”) (a front-vowel variant of *jäkše-, whence Erzya экше (ekše)). Cognates include Moksha якшама (jakšama), Estonian jahe, jahtuma, Livonian jǭ’dõ.


томбака

From Proto-Mordvinic *təmba, whence Erzya томба (tomba, “whirlpool”), + *-ka. Ultimately borrowed from Turkic.


керш

керш • (kerš)

From Proto-Mordvinic *kerši, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *kreišas (whence Latvian kreiss, Lithuanian kai̇̃ras).

сёрмадомс керш кедьсэ


тиринь

тиринь • (tiriń)

Derived from Erzya тири (tiri, “breadwinner”), suffixed with -нь (-ń, genetive case suffix).

тиринь кель


покш

покш • (pokš)

Possibly related to Finnish paksu and Estonian paks (“thick”), both derived from Proto-Finnic *paksu, which is considered an old Indo-Iranian loan; compare Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaȷ́ʰúš (“thick, abundant”), whence Sanskrit बहुल (bahulá, “large, thick”). However, the Erzya word may have been borrowed separately from the same source.

cog

весемеде покш

Іисус каршозонзо мерьсь: нейсыть не покш кудотьнень! весе неть яжазь улить, а кадови тезэ кев лаҥгс кев.

1910, Makar Evsevievich Evseviev, Gospoda nashego Iisusa Hrista Svjatoe Evangelie ot Matfeja, Marka, Luki i Ioanna na mordovskom jazyke^(https://wikisource.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B5_%D0%95%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B5_(%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%B7%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%8C)/%D0%92), page 124:

“Do you see all these great buildings?” replied Jesus. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

Ijisus karšozonzo merś: nejsïť ne pokš kudotneń! vese neť jažaź uliť, a kadovi tezë kev laŋgs kev.


берянь

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берянь • (beŕań)

Borrowed from a Turkic language. Akin to archaic Moksha peŕäń.

берянь ушолкс


вадря

вадря • (vadŕa)

Related to вадрямс (vadŕams, “to fondle, caress, stroke”), вадяжа (vaďaža, “smooth”). Ultimately derived from Proto-Mordvinic *vaďəms, which is from Proto-Mordvinic *vaj, and suffixed with *-ra.

вадря ды вечкиця пола


рудазов

рудаз (rudaz, “dirt”) + -в (-v, lative/adjectivizing suffix)


коське

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коське • (kośke)

From Proto-Mordvinic *kośkə, from Proto-Uralic *kuśka (“dry”). Cognates include Northern Sami goikat, Kildin Sami коашшьк (kåšš’k), Udmurt кӧс (kös).

коське тикше


ношка

ношка • (noška)

From Proto-Mordvinic *noška, from Proto-Finno-Permic *nišɜ~*nüšɜ (“blunt”) + *-ka. Akin to Moksha ношка (noška), Eastern Mari нӱшкӧ (nüškö), Udmurt ныж (nyž).

ношка узере


васолдонь

васолдонь • (vasoldoń)

васо- (vaso-, “far”) + -л (-l, external locative infix) + -до (-do, ablative case suffix) + -нь (-ń, genetive case suffix)


стака

From Proto-Mordvinic *staka (*sta- + *-ka) of uncertain further origin. Possibly related to Erzya сэстамс (sëstams, “to strain oneself”), which may go back to Proto-Uralic *sańśa- (“to stand”). Compare also Finnish taakka (“burden”).

m+

Jisus jovtaź es tonavlitśansten: viedste mon kortľan tynenk, staka supavnen sovams mäneleń ińazoro-kirdimas.

1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 70:

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven.”


кувака

Possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kawka (“long”) (whence Finnish kauka- (“faraway, distant”), kauan (“for a long time”), Estonian kauge (“faraway, distant”), kaua (“for a long time”)), itself probably borrowed from a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *kewk-. However, this etymology is disputed due to phonetic reasons.
According to Keresztes, from Proto-Mordvinic *kuva- (+ *-ka ~ *-kə), inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *kokɜ (“big, whole; size”). Compare Finnish koko (“whole; size”), kookas (“bulky, sizable”), Eastern Mari кугу (kugu, “big”).

кувака милеть


тея

Possibly from Proto-Uralic *tijä (“tight, narrow”).


маласонь

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маласонь • (malasoń)


сэрей

сэрей • (sërej)

Derived from Erzya сэрь (sëŕ, “altitude, elevation, height”).


наксадо

Unknown. Structurally from *naksa-, suffixed with *-də (adjectivizing suffix).
Cognate with Moksha наксада (naksada).

Умаресь потсто наксадо.


нурька

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нурька • (nuŕka)

From Proto-Mordvinic *nur-ka ~ *nir-kä. Probably related to Proto-Finnic *nërkka (“weak, feeble, frail”), whence Finnish nerkko, Estonian nõrk, Livonian nȭrka.
Akin to Moksha нюрьхкя (ńuŕxkä).

cog

нурька ёвтнема


вишка

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вишка • (viška)

viška (romanization)
вешка (alternative)

From Proto-Mordvinic *väžə, inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *wäšä (“small, little”). Cognate with Finnish vähä, Estonian vähe, väike.

вишка кудо


чова

чова • (čova)

From Proto-Mordvinic *čəva~*šəva, inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric *čupa (“lean, thin”). Cognate with Moksha шуваня (šuvanä), Finnish hupa, huvi, Estonian and Veps huba, Hungarian sovány.


лембе

From Proto-Mordvinic *ľämbə, from Proto-Uralic *lämpɜ. Cognates include Moksha лямбе (lämbe), Finnish lämmin, Estonian lämmi.

лембе мастор


начко

начко • (načko)

From Proto-Mordvinic *načkə, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ńačkɜ (“wet, humid, watery, raw”). Akin to Moksha начка (načka), Finnish nahkea (“tacky, sticky”), Lule Sami njuoskas, Eastern Mari ночко (nočko).

inh

начко лов


лавшо

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лавшо • (lavšo)

From Proto-Mordvinic *lavčə, possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *lawča (“tender, soft, loose”). Potential cognates include Finnish lauha (“mild, temperate”), Estonian lahva.
Alternatively, related to Finnish laiha (“thin, lean, weak”) (see there for more).

лавшо мастор

Iľado udo, i oznodo, iľazado sova bedas; oimeś viev no telaś lavšo.

1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 102:

Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.


томба

From Proto-Mordvinic *təmba. Borrowed from a Turkic language. Compare Chuvash тăба (tăba, “(whirl)pool”).


цёцяня

цёцяня • (ćoćańa)

From Proto-Mordvinic *ćoća-, inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ćuća (“point, peak”). Cognates include Hungarian csúcs.


демократияв

демократия (demokratija, “democracy”) + -в (-v, lative/adjectivizing suffix)

compound

Неть шкатнестэ жо кемекстазель весемеде, кода ней кортыть, демократияв, эрьва ёндо паро Сталинэнь Конституциязо.

2010, Nuyan Vidyaz, Эрязденть арсезь: ёвтнеминестэ пурназь покш ёвтнема [Eŕazďenť arśeź: jovtńemińeste purnaź pokš jovtńema], pages 8-9:

Then, however, Stalin's Constitution was approved, which they now claim was the most democratic and the best basic law in every respect.

Neť škatnestë žo kemekstazeľ vesemede, koda nej kortïť, demokratijav , eŕva jondo paro Stalinëń Konstitucijazo.


экше

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экше • (ekše)

From Proto-Mordvinic *jäkšə, inherited from Proto-Uralic *jäkšɜ- (“cool, cold”), whence Finnish jäähtyä and Eastern Mari йӱштӧ (jüštö).

Маней таркасо а-яшти, яла экше таркас кекши.

Manej tarkaso a-jašti, jala ekše tarkas kekši.


экше

экше • (ekše)

Кудосонть экше.