Колмоце инязорпазксчи

Колмоце инязорпазксчи • (Kolmoće ińazorpazksči)

From колмоце (kolmoće, “third”) and инязорпазксчи (ińazorpazksči, “empire”); calque of German Drittes Reich (“Third Reich”).

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инязорпаз

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инязорпаз • (ińazorpaz)


пезэмапель

пезэмапель • (pezemapeľ)

From пезэма (pezema, “hairwash”) + -пель (-peľ).


сея

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сея • (śeja)


янгамс

янгамс • (jangams) (present янги, past янгась)

jangams (romanization)
янги (present)
янгась (past)


ярсамс

ярсамс • (jarsams) (present ярсы, past ярсась)

jarsams (romanization)
ярсы (present)
ярсась (past)

From Proto-Mordvinic *jarsams. Possibly related to Finnish järsiä (“to gnaw”). Ultimately onomatopoeic.

И ярцасть вясеть, и пешкедсть: и пурнасть ліяцть сускомнеть кемькавто кошельть пешксеть.

1821, Novum Testamentum Mordvinice litt. cyrill., page 36:

They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.


якамс

якамс • (jakams) (present яки, past якась)

jakams (romanization)
яки (present)
якась (past)

From Proto-Mordvinic *jakams, inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric *jakka- (“(to) go, get to”). Cognate with Hungarian iktat (“to authorize; register”).

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якамс мекев-васов

Теде мейле Іисус якась Галилеява. Ведь Сонзэ Іудеява арасель мельзэ якамс: Іудейтьне вешнесть Сонзэ маштомонзо.

1910, Makar Evsevievich Evseviev, Gospoda nashego Iisusa Hrista Svjatoe Evangelie ot Matfeja, Marka, Luki i Ioanna na mordovskom jazyke^(https://m.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 246:

After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He did not want to go about in Judea because the Jewish leaders there were looking for a way to kill him.


одирьва

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одирьва • (oďiŕva)

од (od, “young”) + урьва (uŕva, “daughter-in-law”)


ожа

From Proto-Mordvinic *oža, inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *iša (“sleeve”). Cognates include Finnish hiha, Estonian iha, Northern Sami sassi.


овто

From Proto-Mordvinic *ovtə, from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *okte. Akin to Moksha офта (ofta), Finnish oksi (ohte-), Võro ott, Livonian okš.


ведьбука

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ведьбука • (veďbuka)

ведь (veď, “water”) + бука (buka, “bull”)


вельмемс

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вельмемс • (veľmems) (present вельми, past вельмесь)

veľmems (romanization)
вельми (present)
вельмесь (past)

вель- (veľ-, “upside”) + -ме (-me) + -мс (-ms)

suffix

to be resurrected, to return to life, revive


ведьбов

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ведьбов • (veďbov)

ведь (veď, “water”) + пов (pov, “button”)


ведьбача

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ведьбача • (veďbača)

ведь (veď, “water”) + пача (pača, “marten”)


веженсь

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веженсь • (veženś)


ведьбеште

ведьбеште • (veďbešťe)

ведь (veď, “water”) + пеште (pešťe, “nut”)


ведьгев

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ведьгев • (veďgev)

ведь (veď, “water”) + кев (kev, “stone”)
Compare Estonian veski (“mill”).


вельксэс

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вельксэс • (veľkses)

вельксэзэнь

вельксэзэть

вельксэзэнзэ

вельксэзэнек

вельксэзэнк

вельксэзэст


цяй

чай чай#Erzya


чавоня

чавоня • (čavońa)


котян

котян • (koťan)


чавоко

чавоко • (čavoko)


кочкиця

кочкиця • (kočkića)


цяйчакш

цяйчакш • (ćajčakš)

From цяй (ćaj, “tea”) + чакш (čakš, “pot”).


атякшбуло

атякшбуло • (aťakšbulo)

From атякш (aťakš, “cock”) + пуло (pulo, “tail”), a calque of English cocktail.


эйбандо

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эйбандо • (ějbando)


чуля

чуля • (čuľa)

Uncertain. Compare dialectal Udmurt тёло (ťolo, “cone”).

пичечуля


чумо

чумо • (čumo)

From Proto-Mordvinic *čumə~*šumə. The further origin is uncertain.


эйвелькс

эйвелькс • (ejveľks)

эй (ej, “ice”) + велькс (veľks, “cream”)


Пурцуз Пукшай

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Пурцуз Пукшай • (Purcuz Pukšaj)

пурцуз (purcuz, “piglet”) + пукшов (pukšov, “plumpy”)


шанжав

шанжав • (šanžav)

Derived from Erzya šanᴣ̌a- (“spiderweb”). The further origin is unclear. Potential cognates include Finnish hämä- in hämähäkki, Votic hämö.


ловсо

From Proto-Mordvinic *lovsə, from Proto-Uralic *lüpsä (“milk”). Cognate with Moksha лофца (lofca), Finnish lypsää, Estonian lüpsma, Livonian lipsõ (“to milk”).

кофе ловсо марто


чурька

чурька • (čuŕka)

From Proto-Mordvinic *čəŕ-kə ~ *šəŕ-kə, of unknown further origin. Cognate with Moksha шурьхкя (šuŕhkä).

кастомс чурькат


шабра

шабра • (šabra)

Possibly a Baltic loanword. Compare Latvian sēbrs (“friend”), Lithuanian sėbras (“companion”). Proto-Finnic *sëpra may be borrowed from the same Baltic root.
Alternatively, borrowed from Russian шабёр (šabjór).


арсемапель

арсемапель • (arśemapeľ)

арсема (arśema, “thinking”) + -пель (-peľ)


явизем

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явизем • (javiźem)


вана

Possibly by metathesis from obsolete Erzya нава (nava), which, according to Paasonen, was borrowed from Russian на (na) (compare нате (nate, “here you are!”)).
Alternatively, related to or influenced by Erzya ваномс (vanoms, “to watch”).


вана

Омбоце чистэнть неизе Іоанн Іисусонь тензэ самсто да мерьсь: вана Пазонь Реве левксэсь, Кона сайсазо эсь лаҥгозонзо мастор лаҥгонь пежетьсть.

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 227:

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”

here you are! take it! (when offering something, casual)


ковкерькс

ковкерькс • (kovkeŕks)


пинге

Probably from the same root as Erzya пинкс (pinks, “hoop”).


таргочи

таргочи • (targoči)


тарго

Possibly related to Erzya тарка (tarka, “place”).


чакш

чакш • (čakš)

From Proto-Mordvinic *šakš, inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *šakče (“vessel; boat, ship”), whence Finnish haaksi, haahti (“boat, ship”).


авакс

ава ава#Erzya

indefinite singular translative of ава (ava)


переусь

переусь • (peŕeuś)


менельгев

менельгев • (meneľgev)


кизэнек-теленек

кизэнек-теленек • (kizeńek-ťeľeńek)


миледиця

миледиця • (miľeďića)


киньгуловтома

киньгуловтома • (kińgulovtoma)


телень

телень • (ťeľeń)

теле (ťeľe) + -нь (-ń)

suffix

теле (ťeľe) + -нь (-ń)


сёксень

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сёксень • (śokśeń)

сёксь (śokś) + -нь (-ń)

suffix

сёксь (śokś) + -нь (-ń)


кизэнь

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кизэнь • (kizeń)

кизэнь кампания


кизна

кизэ (kize, “summer”) + -на (-na, temporal case suffix)
Compare Finnish tänä kesänä (“this summer”).


пивтембарь

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пивтембарь • (pivťembaŕ)


аель

аель • (ajeľ)

A Turkic borrowing; compare Tatar аел (ayel, “girth; buckle”).


тельня

тельня • (ťeľńa)

Presumably a fossilized essive (temporal) case form of теле.
Compare Finnish viime talvena (“last winner”).


чарытеште

чарытеште • (čariťešťe)

чары (čari, “round; revolving”) + теште (ťešťe, “star”)
Possibly a calque of Finnish kiertotähti (“planet”).


сёксня

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сёксня • (śoksńa)

сёксь (śokś, “autumn, fall”) + -ня (-ńa, temporal case suffix)
Compare Finnish viime syksynä (“last autumn, last fall”).


сёрмадыця

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сёрмадыця • (śormadića)


сёрмыне

сёрмыне • (śormińe)


сёрманька

сёрманька • (śormańka)


сёрмадей

сёрмадей • (śormaďej)

Similar to Erzya сёрмадыя (śormadija, “I wrote [it]”).


миле

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миле • (miľe)

From Proto-Mordvinic *miľə, from Proto-Finno-Permic *melä. Cognates include Finnish mela, Livonian mõlā, Northern Sami mealli, Komi-Zyrian маль (maľ).


панар

I ki karmy tońt marto suďamo i saime tońt kädstet panar, maksyk tenze sumanetgak.

1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 15:

And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well.


теште

теште • (ťešťe)

ťešťe (romanization)
теште (indefinite nominative singular)
тештеть (indefinite nominative plural)
тештень (genitive indefinite singular)
тештенень (dative indefinite singular)
тештеде (ablative indefinite singular)
тештесэ (indefinite inessive singular)
тештестэ (elative indefinite singular)
тештес (illative indefinite singular)
тештева (indefinite prolative singular)
тештекс (indefinite singular translative)
тештешка (comparative indefinite singular)
тештевтеме (abessive indefinite singular)

From Proto-Mordvinic *ťäšťə, from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *täštä (“star”). Compare Moksha тяште (ťašťe), Finnish tähti, Livonian tēd, Kildin Sami та̄ссьт (tāss’t), Eastern Mari тиште (tište).

Miń neinek täštšenze sońze tši liśme peľde, i synek śukuńamo tenze.

1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 4:

We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.


муниця

муниця • (muńića)

muńića (romanization)
муниця (indefinite nominative singular)
муницят (indefinite nominative plural)
муницянь (genitive indefinite singular)
муницянень (dative indefinite singular)
муницядо (ablative indefinite singular)
муницясо (indefinite inessive singular)
муницясто (elative indefinite singular)
муницяс (illative indefinite singular)
муницява (indefinite prolative singular)
муницякс (indefinite singular translative)
муницяшка (comparative indefinite singular)
муницявтомо (abessive indefinite singular)


эрексия

эрексия • (eŕekśija)

eŕekśija (romanization)
эрексия (indefinite nominative singular)
эрексият (indefinite nominative plural)
эрексиянь (genitive indefinite singular)
эрексиянень (dative indefinite singular)
эрексиядо (ablative indefinite singular)
эрексиясо (indefinite inessive singular)
эрексиясто (elative indefinite singular)
эрексияс (illative indefinite singular)
эрексиява (indefinite prolative singular)
эрексиякс (indefinite singular translative)
эрексияшка (comparative indefinite singular)
эрексиявтомо (abessive indefinite singular)


сёрмадома

сёрмадома • (śormadoma)

śormadoma (romanization)
сёрмадома (indefinite nominative singular)
сёрмадомат (indefinite nominative plural)
сёрмадомань (genitive indefinite singular)
сёрмадоманень (dative indefinite singular)
сёрмадомадо (ablative indefinite singular)
сёрмадомасо (indefinite inessive singular)
сёрмадомасто (elative indefinite singular)
сёрмадомас (illative indefinite singular)
сёрмадомава (indefinite prolative singular)
сёрмадомакс (indefinite singular translative)
сёрмадомашка (comparative indefinite singular)
сёрмадомавтомо (abessive indefinite singular)

сёрмадомс сёрмадомс#Erzya

сёрмадомс сёрмадомс#Erzya

verbal noun of сёрмадомс (śormadoms)
writing

сёрмадома кой


кшни

кшни • (kšńi)

kšńi (romanization)
кшни (indefinite nominative singular)
кшнить (indefinite nominative plural)
кшнинь (genitive indefinite singular)
кшнинень (dative indefinite singular)
кшниде (ablative indefinite singular)
кшнисэ (indefinite inessive singular)
кшнистэ (elative indefinite singular)
кшнис (illative indefinite singular)
кшнива (indefinite prolative singular)
кшникс (indefinite singular translative)
кшнишка (comparative indefinite singular)
кшнивтеме (abessive indefinite singular)

From Proto-Mordvinic *kəšńə, derived from Proto-Finno-Permic *kärtɜ (“iron”) suffixed with *-ńV. Compare Eastern Mari кӱртньӧ (kürtńö), Udmurt корт (kort).


карь

карь • (kaŕ)

kaŕ (romanization)
карь (indefinite nominative singular)
карть (indefinite nominative plural)
карень (genitive indefinite singular)
карнень (dative indefinite singular)
карде (ablative indefinite singular)
карьсэ (indefinite inessive singular)
карьстэ (elative indefinite singular)
карьс (illative indefinite singular)
карьга (indefinite prolative singular)
карекс (indefinite singular translative)
карьшка (comparative indefinite singular)
картеме (abessive indefinite singular)

Inherited from Proto-Uralic *kare (“skin, bark”). Cognate with Finnish kuori, Veps kor', Lule Sami goarre, Northern Khanty [script needed] (-χǫr), Tundra Nenets [script needed] (śar).


тевбарго

тевбарго • (ťevbargo)

ťevbargo (romanization)
тевбаргось (definite nominative singular)
тевбаргтне (definite nominative plural)
тевбаргонть (definite genitive singular)
тевбаргтнень (definite genitive plural)
тевбаргонтень (dative definite singular)
тевбаргтненень (dative definite plural)
тевбаргодонть (ablative definite singular)
тевбаргтнеде (ablative definite plural)
тевбаргсонть (definite inessive singular)
тевбаргтнесэ (definite inessive plural)
тевбаргстонть (definite elative singular)
тевбаргтнестэ (definite elative plural)
тевбаргонтень (definite illative singular)
тевбаргтнес (definite illative plural)
тевбаргованть (definite prolative singular)
тевбаргтнева (definite plural prolative)
тевбаргошканть (comparative definite singular)
тевбаргтнешка (comparative definite plural)
тевбарговтомонть (abessive definite singular)
тевбаргтневтеме (abessive definite plural)

(colloquial) businessman, busy man, boomster


сёрма

сёрма • (śorma)

śorma (romanization)
сёрма (indefinite nominative singular)
сёрмат (indefinite nominative plural)
сёрмань (genitive indefinite singular)
сёрманень (dative indefinite singular)
сёрмадо (ablative indefinite singular)
сёрмасо (indefinite inessive singular)
сёрмасто (elative indefinite singular)
сёрмас (illative indefinite singular)
сёрмава (indefinite prolative singular)
сёрмакс (indefinite singular translative)
сёрмашка (comparative indefinite singular)
сёрмавтомо (abessive indefinite singular)

From Oghur Turkic. Compare Chuvash ҫырма (śyrma, “writing, article”).

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Учан тонь пельде сёрма.

I will be waiting for a letter from you.

Сёрмадьсь Пилат сёрма-як да путызе крёстонть лаҥгс. Сёрмадозь ульнесь: Іисус Назорей, Іудеень Инязоро.

1910, Makar Evsevievich Evseviev, Gospoda nashego Iisusa Hrista Svjatoe Evangelie ot Matfeja, Marka, Luki i Ioanna na mordovskom jazyke^(https://m.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 284:

Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read: Jesus of Nazareth, The King of The Jews.


менель

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менель • (meńeľ)

From Proto-Mordvinic *meńəľ, inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric *mińi (“sky”). Cognate with Moksha менель (meńeľ), Hungarian menny (“heaven”).

пельтеме менель

Sazo minenek ińazoro-kirdimat tońt; uleze oľat tońt, mastor langsojak isťa koda mäneľse.

1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 17:

Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.


паскомс

паскомс • (paskoms) (present паски, past пасксь)

paskoms (romanization)
паски (present)
пасксь (past)


ялга

jalga (romanization)
ялга (indefinite nominative singular)
ялгат (indefinite nominative plural)
ялгань (genitive indefinite singular)
ялганень (dative indefinite singular)
ялгадо (ablative indefinite singular)
ялгасо (indefinite inessive singular)
ялгасто (elative indefinite singular)
ялгас (illative indefinite singular)
ялгава (indefinite prolative singular)
ялгакс (indefinite singular translative)
ялгашка (comparative indefinite singular)
ялгавтомо (abessive indefinite singular)

Uncertain. Possibly connected to Proto-Mordvinic *jalgə (“on foot”).

Теде мейле Пилат вешнесь, кода-бу Сонзэ нолдамс, а Іудейтьне пижнесть, мерезь: нолдасакдеряй Сонзэ, тон а улят Кесарень ялга.

From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jewish leaders kept shouting, “If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar.”


васта

Related to вастомс (vastoms, “to meet”). Ultimately probably from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *wasta (“a place opposite or across”), whence Moksha васта (vasta), Finnish vasta-, Estonian vast, Livonian vast, Northern Sami vuostá, Eastern Mari ваштареш (vaštareš).


баря

баря • (baŕa)


бачка

бачка • (bačka)


башкань

башкань • (baškaň)

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


Блаушка

Блаушка • (Blauška)

From Russian Благовещение (Blagoveščenije).

bor

Благовещение


эсь

From Proto-Mordvinic *eś, inherited from Proto-Uralic *iće~*iśe (“shadow; shadow soul”). Cognates include Moksha эсь (eś), Finnish itse, Livonian īž, Northern Sami ieš, Udmurt ачим (aćim).

эсь койсэ


пилекс

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пилекс • (piľeks)

A conformative derivation from пиле (piľe, “ear”) + -кс (-ks).


толга

From Proto-Mordvinic *tolga, inherited from Proto-Uralic *tulka. Cognate with Finnish sulka, Udmurt тылы (tyly), Hungarian toll.


прякс

прякс • (pŕaks)


уредев

уредев • (uŕeďev)


гавдан

aftergrass, aftermath, eddish, fog grass, regrowth


урозей

урозей • (uroźej)

From Proto-Mordvinic *urəźəj~*urəźəŋ, which originally meant “boar” and cognate with Finnish oras. Compare also Erzya рузей (ruźej, “boar, barrow”) and Erzya уропей (uropej, “fang, tusk”).


ашкал

ашкал • (aškal)


утом

утомо утомо#Erzya


усксевиця

усксевиця • (uskśevića)


нуртямопель

нуртямопель • (nurťamopeľ)

нуртямо (nurťamo) + пель (peľ)

compound

нуртямо (nurťamo) + пель (peľ)


кшумань

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кшумань • (kšumań)

Borrowed from a Turkic language. Compare Chuvash кӑшман (kăšman).


уськаз

уськаз • (uśkaz)

Elymus repens
Elymus repens#Translingual

couch grass, dog grass, quitch grass (Elymus repens)


уцяска

уцяска • (ućaska)

Borrowed from Russian участь (učastʹ, “fate, destiny, lot”) and suffixed with *-ka.


уське

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уське • (uśke)

From Proto-Mordvinic *uśkə, inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic *waśke~*wäśkä (“some kind of metal; copper”). Cognate with Finnish vaski (“copper”), Hungarian vas (“iron”), Eastern Khanty вӑӽ (wăḥ, “iron”).


уро

From Proto-Mordvinic *urə, inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ora, itself borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́raH. Cogantes include Finnish ora, Inari Sami oari, Hungarian ár.


нупонь

нупонь • (nupoń)

From Proto-Mordvinic *lupəń, from Proto-Finno-Permic *luppa (“tree-moss, lichen, moss”). Related to Finnish luppo (“beard-like lichen that typically grow on trees”).


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ментюк • (menťuk)

Possibly related to Skolt Sami manjek, Eastern Mari мен (men), Hungarian mëny-. Alternatively, borrowed from Russian ментюк (mentjuk). In any case the Russian word may be a loan from an Uralic language.


кши

kši (romanization)
кши (indefinite nominative singular)
кшить (indefinite nominative plural)
кшинь (genitive indefinite singular)
кшинень (dative indefinite singular)
кшиде (ablative indefinite singular)
кшисэ (indefinite inessive singular)
кшистэ (elative indefinite singular)
кшис (illative indefinite singular)
кшива (indefinite prolative singular)
кшикс (indefinite singular translative)
кшишка (comparative indefinite singular)
кшивтеме (abessive indefinite singular)

From Proto-Mordvinic *kšsə, inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *kürsä (whence Finnish kyrsä). The last vowel's variant preserved in Erzya рошксе (roškśe), кошксе (koškśe).

Avoľ antśak kšede eri lomań, no eŕva valdo, kona lisi pazoń kurgostonzo.

1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 8:

Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.


кшна

кшна • (kšna)

kšna (romanization)
кшна (indefinite nominative singular)
кшнат (indefinite nominative plural)
кшнань (genitive indefinite singular)
кшнанень (dative indefinite singular)
кшнадо (ablative indefinite singular)
кшнасо (indefinite inessive singular)
кшнасто (elative indefinite singular)
кшнас (illative indefinite singular)
кшнава (indefinite prolative singular)
кшнакс (indefinite singular translative)
кшнашка (comparative indefinite singular)
кшнавтомо (abessive indefinite singular)

From Proto-Mordvinic *šəkšna, possibly inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *šišna. Related to Finnish hihna, Livonian nī’ņ, Lithuanian šikšnà. Ultimately possibly from a common substrate; see Proto-Finnic *hihna for more.


цёков

цёков • (ćokov)

ćokov (romanization)
цёков (indefinite nominative singular)
цёковт (indefinite nominative plural)
цёковонь (genitive indefinite singular)
цёковнэнь (dative indefinite singular)
цёковдо (ablative indefinite singular)
цёковсо (indefinite inessive singular)
цёковсто (elative indefinite singular)
цёковс (illative indefinite singular)
цёковга (indefinite prolative singular)
цёковкс (indefinite singular translative)
цёковшка (comparative indefinite singular)
цёковтомо (abessive indefinite singular)

Onomatopoeic. Related to Moksha цёфкс (ćofks).


пейзывель

пейзывель • (pejziveľ)

пей (pej, “tooth”) + сывель (siveľ, “flesh”)


нучко

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нучко • (nučko)

nučko (romanization)
нучкось (definite nominative singular)
нучктне (definite nominative plural)
нучконть (definite genitive singular)
нучктнень (definite genitive plural)
нучконтень (dative definite singular)
нучктненень (dative definite plural)
нучкодонть (ablative definite singular)
нучктнеде (ablative definite plural)
нучксонть (definite inessive singular)
нучктнесэ (definite inessive plural)
нучкстонть (definite elative singular)
нучктнестэ (definite elative plural)
нучконтень (definite illative singular)
нучктнес (definite illative plural)
нучкованть (definite prolative singular)
нучктнева (definite plural prolative)
нучкошканть (comparative definite singular)
нучктнешка (comparative definite plural)
нучковтомонть (abessive definite singular)
нучктневтеме (abessive definite plural)

Borrowed from (a descendant of) Proto-Slavic *ščùka (“pike”).


тутко

tutko (romanization)
туткось (definite nominative singular)
тутктне (definite nominative plural)
тутконть (definite genitive singular)
тутктнень (definite genitive plural)
тутконтень (dative definite singular)
тутктненень (dative definite plural)
туткодонть (ablative definite singular)
тутктнеде (ablative definite plural)
тутксонть (definite inessive singular)
тутктнесэ (definite inessive plural)
туткстонть (definite elative singular)
тутктнестэ (definite elative plural)
тутконтень (definite illative singular)
тутктнес (definite illative plural)
туткованть (definite prolative singular)
тутктнева (definite plural prolative)
туткошканть (comparative definite singular)
тутктнешка (comparative definite plural)
тутковтомонть (abessive definite singular)
тутктневтеме (abessive definite plural)

From Proto-Mordvinic *tutkə, from Proto-Uralic *totke.


курда

kurda (romanization)
курда (indefinite nominative singular)
курдат (indefinite nominative plural)
курдань (genitive indefinite singular)
курданень (dative indefinite singular)
курдадо (ablative indefinite singular)
курдасо (indefinite inessive singular)
курдасто (elative indefinite singular)
курдас (illative indefinite singular)
курдава (indefinite prolative singular)
курдакс (indefinite singular translative)
курдашка (comparative indefinite singular)
курдавтомо (abessive indefinite singular)
курдась (definite nominative singular)
курдатне (definite nominative plural)
курданть (definite genitive singular)
курдатнень (definite genitive plural)
курдантень (dative definite singular)
курдатненень (dative definite plural)
курдадонть (ablative definite singular)
курдатнеде (ablative definite plural)
курдасонть (definite inessive singular)
курдатнесэ (definite inessive plural)
курдастонть (definite elative singular)
курдатнестэ (definite elative plural)
курдантень (definite illative singular)
курдатнес (definite illative plural)
курдаванть (definite prolative singular)
курдатнева (definite plural prolative)
курдашканть (comparative definite singular)
курдатнешка (comparative definite plural)
курдавтомонть (abessive definite singular)
курдатневтеме (abessive definite plural)


пейвадема

пейвадема • (pejvaďema)


поназ

Unknown. Vershinin (2009) proposes an onomatopoeic root пон- (pon-, “bee”) with an unknown suffix -аз (-az).

медь медь#Erzya

(archaic) Synonym of медь (meď, “honey”)


усия

усия • (uśija)

uśija (romanization)
усия (indefinite nominative singular)
усият (indefinite nominative plural)
усиянь (genitive indefinite singular)
усиянень (dative indefinite singular)
усиядо (ablative indefinite singular)
усиясо (indefinite inessive singular)
усиясто (elative indefinite singular)
усияс (illative indefinite singular)
усиява (indefinite prolative singular)
усиякс (indefinite singular translative)
усияшка (comparative indefinite singular)
усиявтомо (abessive indefinite singular)
усиясь (definite nominative singular)
усиятне (definite nominative plural)
усиянть (definite genitive singular)
усиятнень (definite genitive plural)
усиянтень (dative definite singular)
усиятненень (dative definite plural)
усиядонть (ablative definite singular)
усиятнеде (ablative definite plural)
усиясонть (definite inessive singular)
усиятнесэ (definite inessive plural)
усиястонть (definite elative singular)
усиятнестэ (definite elative plural)
усиянтень (definite illative singular)
усиятнес (definite illative plural)
усияванть (definite prolative singular)
усиятнева (definite plural prolative)
усияшканть (comparative definite singular)
усиятнешка (comparative definite plural)
усиявтомонть (abessive definite singular)
усиятневтеме (abessive definite plural)

Borrowed from Old East Slavic or Russian устье (ustʹje).

эрицявтомо усия


лия

лия • (ľija)

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://m.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?”


сянгине

сянгине • (śangińe)


тарка

Uncertain. Sometimes compared with Proto-Finnic *tarkka, which may be from Proto-Finno-Permic *tarka (“sharp”).


сярдо

сярдо • (śardo)

From Proto-Mordvinic *śardə, inherited from Proto-Uralic *śarta (“deer, young reindeer”). Cognates include Eastern Mari шордо (šordo).


сянго

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сянго • (śango)

From Proto-Mordvinic *śaŋgə~*ćaŋgə, possibly inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *ćaŋka (“hook”). Compare Finnish sanka.


сярдай

сярдай • (śardaj)

Inula helenium
Inula helenium#Translingual


сятказ

сятказ • (śatkaz)


сярко

сярко • (śarko)

From Proto-Mordvinic [Term?], inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic *śajȣrɜ (“nit”). Cognates include Moksha сярхка (śarhka), Finnish saivare, Northern Sami čiwros, Eastern Mari шаргенче (šargenče), Udmurt серел (śerel).


сялго

сялго • (śalgo)

From Proto-Mordvinic *śalgə, inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śëlkaw (“pole, rod”). Cognates include Finnish salko, Northern Sami čuolggu, Udmurt сюл (śul), Hungarian szál, Eastern Khanty [script needed] (saɣǝl).


сывть

сывть • (sivť)


узере

узере • (uźeŕe)

From Proto-Mordvinic *uźəŕə, inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *waśara, borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáȷ́ras (“mace”). Cognate with Moksha узерь (uźeŕ), Finnish vasara, Northern Sami veahčir.


сульть

сульть • (suľť)

suľť (romanization)
singularia tantum (romanization)


супрят

супрят • (supŕat)

supŕat (romanization)
singularia tantum (romanization)

Borrowed from Russian супрядка (suprjadka).


ливтяка

ливтяка • (ľivťaka)


лисьмапря

лисьмапря • (ľiśmapŕa)

лисьма (ľiśma) + пря (pŕa)

compound

лисьма (ľiśma) + пря (pŕa)


ликша

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ликша • (ľikša)


сталмо

From Proto-Mordvinic *stalmə of unknown further origin. Compare also Erzya стака (staka, “heavy”).


стакачи

стакачи • (stakači)

стака (staka, “heavy; difficult”) + -чи (-či, nominalizing suffix)


сундерькс

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сундерькс • (sunďeŕks)

Related to Erzya сув (suv, “fog; curtain”), Moksha сюне (śuńe) (from *suvəńä), сюнерьгодомс (śuńeŕgodoms).


сукс

From Proto-Mordvinic *suks, inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *sokse. Cognates include Lule Sami suoksa (“larva, maggot”), Eastern Mari шукш (šukš).


цёмара

цёмара • (ćomara)

Borrowed from a Turkic language. Compare Tatar чумар (çumar).


сырнема

сырнема • (sirńema)

sirńema (romanization)
сырнема (indefinite nominative singular)
сырнемат (indefinite nominative plural)
сырнемань (genitive indefinite singular)
сырнеманень (dative indefinite singular)
сырнемадо (ablative indefinite singular)
сырнемасо (indefinite inessive singular)
сырнемасто (elative indefinite singular)
сырнемас (illative indefinite singular)
сырнемава (indefinite prolative singular)
сырнемакс (indefinite singular translative)
сырнемашка (comparative indefinite singular)
сырнемавтомо (abessive indefinite singular)

сырнемс сырнемс#Erzya


стамо

стамс стамс#Erzya


сургудо

surgudo (romanization)
сургудо (indefinite nominative singular)
сургудот (indefinite nominative plural)
сургудонь (genitive indefinite singular)
сургудонень (dative indefinite singular)
сургудодо (ablative indefinite singular)
сургудосо (indefinite inessive singular)
сургудосто (elative indefinite singular)
сургудос (illative indefinite singular)
сургудова (indefinite prolative singular)
сургудокс (indefinite singular translative)
сургудошка (comparative indefinite singular)
сургудовтомо (abessive indefinite singular)


суро

suro (romanization)
суро (indefinite nominative singular)
сурот (indefinite nominative plural)
суронь (genitive indefinite singular)
суронень (dative indefinite singular)
суродо (ablative indefinite singular)
суросо (indefinite inessive singular)
суросто (elative indefinite singular)
сурос (illative indefinite singular)
сурова (indefinite prolative singular)
сурокс (indefinite singular translative)
сурошка (comparative indefinite singular)
суровтомо (abessive indefinite singular)

From Proto-Mordvinic *surə, inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic *sorɜ (“plant species; ?grain, cereal”). Akin to Komi-Zyrian зӧр (zör, “oats”).


сывель

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сывель • (siveľ)

siveľ (romanization)
сывель (indefinite nominative singular)
сывелть (indefinite nominative plural)
сывелень (genitive indefinite singular)
сывелнень (dative indefinite singular)
сывелде (ablative indefinite singular)
сывельсэ (indefinite inessive singular)
сывельстэ (elative indefinite singular)
сывельс (illative indefinite singular)
сывельга (indefinite prolative singular)
сывелекс (indefinite singular translative)
сывельшка (comparative indefinite singular)
сывелтеме (abessive indefinite singular)

From Proto-Finno-Permic *siwɜ-ľɜ (“flesh, meat”). Cognate with Moksha сиволь (śivoľ), Eastern Mari шыл (šyl), Udmurt сӥль (siľ).


суре

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суре • (suŕe)

suŕe (romanization)
суре (indefinite nominative singular)
суреть (indefinite nominative plural)
сурень (genitive indefinite singular)
суренень (dative indefinite singular)
суреде (ablative indefinite singular)
суресэ (indefinite inessive singular)
сурестэ (elative indefinite singular)
сурес (illative indefinite singular)
сурева (indefinite prolative singular)
сурекс (indefinite singular translative)
сурешка (comparative indefinite singular)
суревтеме (abessive indefinite singular)

From Proto-Mordvinic *suŕə of unknown further origin.


сый

From Proto-Mordvinic *sij, inherited from Proto-Uralic *säje (“pus, rotting; discharge pus, rot”). Cognates include Kildin Sami сӣйй (sījj), Eastern Mari шӱй (šüj), Hungarian ev.


шлямгудо

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шлямгудо • (šľamgudo)


качадомка

качадомка • (kačadomka)


кёльнаведь

кёльнаведь • (köľnaveď)


валдартомапель

валдартомапель • (valdartomapeľ)


кудораське

кудораське • (kudoraśke)

Зяро ломанть тонь кудораськесэть?
Źaro lomanť toń kudoraśkeseť ?
How big is your family?

literally, “how many people do you have in your family?”


валдарт

From валдо (valdo, “light”) + арт (art, “picture”), calque of Finnish valokuva.


кельмевкске

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кельмевкске • (keľmevkske)


илык

ilik (romanization)
илык (indefinite nominative singular)
илыкень (genitive indefinite singular)
илыкнэнь (dative indefinite singular)
илыктэ (ablative indefinite singular)
илыксэ (indefinite inessive singular)
илыкстэ (elative indefinite singular)
илыкс (illative indefinite singular)
илыкка (indefinite prolative singular)
илыккс (indefinite singular translative)
илыкшка (comparative indefinite singular)
илыктеме (abessive indefinite singular)

Cognates may include the element аль- (aľ-) in Moksha альбе (aľbe, “power”). It is unclear if there is a connection with -вал (-val) in Erzya вий-вал (vij-val) or with -ал- (-al-) in Tundra Nenets [script needed] (ŋaleko, “very big in size”) (appears similar to Turkic, cf. Tatar олы (olı, “older, big”)). Eastern Mari ал (al, “bodily strength”) is usually explained as deriving from Chuvash хал (hal, “power”) or Tatar хал (xal, “power”).


касомс

From Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *kaswa- (“to grow, develop”). Cognate with Finnish kasvaa, Estonian kasvama and possibly Eastern Mari кушкаш (kuškaš).


содамс

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содамс • (sodams) (present соды, past содась)

sodams (romanization)
соды (present)
содась (past)

From Proto-Mordvinic *sodams. Possibly related to Udmurt шӧдыны (šödyny, “to feel”).

Iľado uľt syńst konďamost, seks täťank tynk sodasazo, meise aštši nužank tynk, väšmedenk ikele tynk sońze kädstenze.

Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.


пильге

пильге • (piľge)

piľge (romanization)
пильге (indefinite nominative singular)
пильгеть (indefinite nominative plural)
пильгень (genitive indefinite singular)
пильгенень (dative indefinite singular)
пильгеде (ablative indefinite singular)
пильгесэ (indefinite inessive singular)
пильгестэ (elative indefinite singular)
пильгес (illative indefinite singular)
пильгева (indefinite prolative singular)
пильгекс (indefinite singular translative)
пильгешка (comparative indefinite singular)
пильгевтеме (abessive indefinite singular)

According to Keresztes, from Proto-Mordvinic *piľgə, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *päľkɜ (“foot”).
Alternatively, but less probably, from a variant of Proto-Uralic *jalka~*jïlka with an irregular shift j > p. Compare Ter Sami jïllʹge.

I saźt malazonzo lamo lomat, martostoľt kromoit, sokort, nemoit, tšavozet i lamo liat, i putyze synst Jisusoń piľgenze ikeľde, i son letsinze syńst.

1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 55:

Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them.


ацерьке

ацерьке • (aćeŕke)


ацерь

ацерь • (aćeŕ)

Back-formation from ацерьгавтомс (aćeŕgavtoms).

back-form

ацерьгавтомс


сюкоро

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сюкоро • (śukoro)

Borrowed from a Turkic language. Compare Chuvash çăкăр (çăkăr, “bread”).


пизэке

пизэ (pize, “nest”) + -ке (-ke, a diminutive-forming suffix)

suffix

цюци пизэке

(pathology) growth (mass of cells affected by a disease)

(microbiology) colony (of bacteria e.g. in a Petri dish)

(military) nest (as in: machine gun nest)

hot spot (center of dangerous activity, normally used with a modifier to specify the kind of danger)


вирьверьгиз

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вирьверьгиз • (viŕveŕgiz)


почо

почо • (počo)


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.


пизьгата

пизьгата • (piźgata)

пезьгата пезьгата#Erzya


каяш

каяш • (kajaš)


цянав

цянав • (ćanav)


норовжорч

норовжорч • (norovžorč)


яксярго

яксярго • (jakśargo)

Likely related to Erzya яксемс (jakśems, “to stroll, walk”).


сезьган

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сезьган • (śeźgan)


сенксь

сенксь • (śenkś)


шекшей

шекшей • (šekšej)


письмар

письмар • (piśmar)


корш

корш • (korš)


озяз

озяз • (oźaz)


скирипкай

скирипкай • (skiŕipkaj)


пизяз

пизяз • (piźaz)


кочкодык

кочкодык • (kočkodik)

Related to Erzya кочкомс (kočkoms, “to weed”).


пустачей

пустачей • (pustačej)


аржо

аржо • (aržo)


аржо

аржо • (aržo)


тырдаз

From Proto-Mordvinic *tərdas ~ *tərdaz, seemingly borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *trasdás.

морыця тырдаз


цибирькай

цибирькай • (ćibiŕkaj)

From an onomatopoeic root, suffixed with *-kaj.


ожопуло

ожопуло • (ožopulo)

ожо (ožo, “yellow”) + пуло (pulo, “tail”)


кренч

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кренч • (kŕenč)

Ultimately from Proto-Uralic *karne (“raven”). Related to Moksha кранч (kranč), *krandəš, Finnish kaarne, Inari Sami káránâs, Komi-Zyrian кырныш (kyrnyš).


шекшата

шекшата • (šekšata)

From Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *čäčkä~*čäkčä (“a species of bird”). Cognate with Moksha шякшата (šäkšata), Estonian ähk, Western Mari шӓкш (šäkš).


питере

питере • (piťeŕe)


булдыгай

Probably borrowed from Russian булдыга (buldyga).


шенже

шенже • (šenže)

From Proto-Mordvinic *čänžə, through Proto-Balto-Slavic *źansís (“goose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns.
Finnish hanhi borrowed from the same Balto-Slavic root.


атякш

атякш • (aťakš)

атя (aťa, “elder”) + -кш (-kš, noun suffix)
Probably influenced by Tatar әтәч (ätäç, “cock, rooster”). Compare also Erzya авакш (avakš, “female animal”).

suffix

Видестэ, видестэ кортан тенть: а моры атякш, кода тон колмсть Монь Эстэдень сёпат.

1910, Makar Evsevievich Evseviev, Gospoda nashego Iisusa Hrista Svjatoe Evangelie ot Matfeja, Marka, Luki i Ioanna na mordovskom jazyke^(https://m.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 269:

Very truly I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times!

Viďeste, viďeste kortan ťenť: a mori aťakš , koda ton kolmsť Moń Esteďeń śopat.


куцькан

head

куцькан • (kućkan)

From Proto-Mordvinic *kućk-an, inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic *kočka. Cogantes include Finnish kotka, Kildin Sami куэццькэмь (kuecc’kem’), Western Mari кучкыж (kučkyž).


локсей

локсей • (lokśej)

From Proto-Mordvinic *lokśťəj~*lokśťəŋ, inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric *joŋkće. Cognates include Moksha локсти (loksťi), Finnish joutsen, Northern Sami njukča, Eastern Mari йӱксӧ (jüksö), Komi-Permyak юсь (juś).

ашо локсей


куко

Onomatopoeic. Compare Finnish käki, Hungarian kakukk.


варака

From Proto-Uralic *warᴈ. Cognates include Moksha варси (varśi), Finnish varis, Livonian vaŗīkš, Inari Sami vuorâš, Hungarian varjú. Ultimately onomatopoeic. Compare Proto-Balto-Slavic *wárˀnāˀ.


пуль

пуль • (puľ)

Sound-symbolic (compare Finnish pöly) or borrowed from Russian пыль (pylʹ).


коня

коня • (końa)

końa (romanization)
коня (indefinite nominative singular)
конят (indefinite nominative plural)
конянь (genitive indefinite singular)
конянень (dative indefinite singular)
конядо (ablative indefinite singular)
конясо (indefinite inessive singular)
конясто (elative indefinite singular)
коняс (illative indefinite singular)
конява (indefinite prolative singular)
конякс (indefinite singular translative)
коняшка (comparative indefinite singular)
конявтомо (abessive indefinite singular)

From Proto-Mordvinic *końə. Possibly a back-formation from *końəms (“to close one's eyes”), which is from Proto-Uralic *kuńa- (“to close the eyes, blink”).

inh

келей коня


уса

Borrowed from Old East Slavic усъ (usŭ) or Russian ус (us).


мускула

виев мускулат


шанч

head

шанч • (šanč)


наркоть

наркоть • (narkoť)


шкерьге

шкерьге • (škeŕge)

Bunias orientalis
Wikispecies:Bunias orientalis

(botany) Turkish wartycabbage, Turkish rocket, hill mustard (Bunias orientalis)


нартнемка

нартнемка • (nartńemka)


штюрьба

штюрьба • (šťuŕba)


шушмо

шушмо • (šušmo)

From Proto-Finnic *šušmə, possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *šɜšmɜ. Compare Finnish hyhmä.


штатол

штатол • (štatol)

Seste vese ne tehteŕtne sťaźt i anokstyze es šta-tolst.

1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 94:

Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.


шерже

шерже • (šerže)

From Proto-Mordvinic *šerši, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *šeršnas, *šar- (whence Lithuanian šer̃kšnas (“ripe; frost”), šir̃vas (“(blue)grey, mouldy”), Latvian sirms (“grey hair”)). Akin to Moksha шаржа (šarža). Compare Proto-Finnic *harmaga (“grey”) (from earlier *šarma), which was borrowed from the same source.

Сакалосо ламо шерже.


шечей

шечей • (šečej)


шукшторов

шукшторов • (šukštorov)

From Proto-Mordvinic *šukštərəv~*šukštərəŋ, probably inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ćɜkčɜ-tɜrɜ ? (“currant; Ribes”). Cognate with Finnish siestar, Estonian sõstar.

inh

*ćɜkčɜ-tɜrɜ ?


кире

head

кире • (kiŕe)

From Proto-Finno-Permic *kerä (“bunch, bundle, spool”). Cognate to Finnish kerä, Estonian kera, Livonian kierā.

inh

Кирьга парентень куйсь чапамо кире.


виде

head

виде • (viďe)

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).

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.


виде

виде • (viďe)

viďe (romanization)
виде (indefinite nominative singular)
видеть (indefinite nominative plural)
видень (genitive indefinite singular)
виденень (dative indefinite singular)
видеде (ablative indefinite singular)
видесэ (indefinite inessive singular)
видестэ (elative indefinite singular)
видес (illative indefinite singular)
видева (indefinite prolative singular)
видекс (indefinite singular translative)
видешка (comparative indefinite singular)
видевтеме (abessive indefinite singular)


килей

килей • (kiľej)

kiľej (romanization)
килей (indefinite nominative singular)
килейть (indefinite nominative plural)
килеень (genitive indefinite singular)
килейнень (dative indefinite singular)
килейде (ablative indefinite singular)
килейсэ (indefinite inessive singular)
килейстэ (elative indefinite singular)
килейс (illative indefinite singular)
килейга (indefinite prolative singular)
килейкс (indefinite singular translative)
килейшка (comparative indefinite singular)
килейтеме (abessive indefinite singular)

From Proto-Mordvinic *kij-~*kuj-, from Proto-Uralic *kojwa. Cognate with Moksha келу (kelu), Finnish koivu, Hungarian hajó.


кочкаря

кочкаря • (kočkaŕa)

From Proto-Mordvinic *kočkəŕə, likely derived from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *kočka~*kočke (“corner”), whence Finnish kotkata (“to clinch, clench”).
Akin to Moksha кочкяря (kočkäŕa).


орта

Borrowed from Proto-Slavic *vorta with usual dropping of initial v-.

Sovado teine ortasto, sen kis meks kelev orta i kelev ki vedit pagubas, i lamot molit jutkovast.

1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 21:

Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.


ков

kov (romanization)
ков (indefinite nominative singular)
ковт (indefinite nominative plural)
ковонь (genitive indefinite singular)
ковнэнь (dative indefinite singular)
ковдо (ablative indefinite singular)
ковсо (indefinite inessive singular)
ковсто (elative indefinite singular)
ковс (illative indefinite singular)
ковга (indefinite prolative singular)
ковкс (indefinite singular translative)
ковшка (comparative indefinite singular)
ковтомо (abessive indefinite singular)

From Proto-Mordvinic *kov~*koŋ, inherited from Proto-Uralic *kuŋe. Compare Finnish kuu, Veps ku, Northern Khanty хўв (hŭw), Hungarian hold.

те ковсто

пешксе ков

Tšipaz tšopolgady, i kov a makssazo valdonzo, i täštšet pryt mäneľste, i mäneleń viet sornovtovit.

1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 91:

The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.


весе

весе • (veśe)

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 be borrowed from Indo-Iranian, compare Proto-Iranian *wícwah (“all, every; whole”).
Alternative theories suggest a borrowing from Russian весь (vesʹ, “all”) or a derivation from Proto-Mordvinic *vej (“one”) + *śe (“this”). Compare Moksha сембе (śembe).

ncog

весе вейсэ

Сонзэ да весе маронзо улицятнень-гак срасть саинзе те ламо калонь кундамодонть.

1910, Makar Evsevievich Evseviev, Gospoda nashego Iisusa Hrista Svjatoe Evangelie ot Matfeja, Marka, Luki i Ioanna na mordovskom jazyke^(https://m.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 152:

For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken.

Sonze da veśe maronzo uľićatńeń-gak srasť sajinźe ťe lamo kaloń kundamodonť.


весе

head

весе • (veśe)

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.


поте

поте • (poťe)

Onomatopoeic. Compare Erzya потямс (poťams, “to milk”).


чине

чине • (čińe)

Possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *čiwnɜ (“smell, stench”). Potential cognates include Moksha шине (šińe), Northern Sami tsiuna.

виев чине


сыре

сыре • (siŕe)

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.


эле

From Proto-Mordvinic *äľə, inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic *älɜ (“lap, lower front part of the dress”). Cognate with Moksha эль (eľ), Udmurt ал (al).

inh

озамс киньгак элес


юр

From Proto-Mordvinic *jur, inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic *jure (“(end of) root”). Cognate with Finnish juuri (“root”), Komi-Zyrian юр (jur, “head”).


наркодемс

head

наркодемс • (narkoďems)


наркодевемс

наркодевемс • (narkoďevems)

A reflexive form of наркодемс (narkoďems).


нупаль

нупаль • (nupaľ)

Unknown. Originally meant “pantry floor or ceiling”.


валмельгакс

валмельгакс • (valmeľgaks)

вал (val, “word”) + мельга (meľga, “after”) + -кс (-ks, “noun suffix”)


усад

Borrowed from Russian усадьба (usadʹba).


прявт

head

прявт • (pŕavt)

пря (pŕa, “head”) + -вт (-vt, noun suffix)


эзем

head

эзем • (eźem)

From Proto-Mordvinic *äźəm, inherited from Proto-Uralic *aśe- (“(to) put, set, place, set up a tent”). Compare Finnish asema (“position, state; status; station”), asettaa (“to put, place, set”), asua (“to live, reside”).

cog

мезеньгак эземс


атявт

head

атявт • (aťavt)

атя (aťa, “grown-up man; elder”) + -вт (-vt, noun suffix)


атярозь

head

атярозь • (aťaroź)


атятеште

атятеште • (aťaťešťe)

атя (aťa, “elder”) + теште (ťešťe, “star”)


атя

aťa (romanization)
атя (indefinite nominative singular)
атят (indefinite nominative plural)
атянь (genitive indefinite singular)
атянень (dative indefinite singular)
атядо (ablative indefinite singular)
атясо (indefinite inessive singular)
атясто (elative indefinite singular)
атяс (illative indefinite singular)
атява (indefinite prolative singular)
атякс (indefinite singular translative)
атяшка (comparative indefinite singular)
атявтомо (abessive indefinite singular)

From Proto-Mordvinic *aťa, probably from earlier *ätä, inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *atta~*ättä, which is from Proto-Uralic *attɜ (“father, grandfather”). Potential cognates include Estonian ätt, Ingrian ätti, Hungarian atya.
Turkic and Indo-European origin has also been proposed. Compare Proto-Turkic *ata (“father”) and Proto-Indo-European *átta (“father”). Ultimately a Lallwort.

onomatopoeic

Lallwort


эрейкс

head

эрейкс • (eŕejks)


каломс

каломс • (kaloms) (present калы, past калсь)

kaloms (romanization)
калы (present)
калсь (past)


куя

From Proto-Mordvinic *kuj-a, inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kuje (“fat”). Compare Finnish kuu, Eastern Mari коя (koja), Hungarian háj.

тувонь куя


эрямс

эрямс • (eŕams) (present эри, past эрясь)

eŕams (romanization)
эри (present)
эрясь (past)

From Proto-Mordvinic *eŕams, possibly inherited from Proto-Uralic *elä- (“to live”), but both the vowel e and the consonant ŕ are irregular. Keresztes suggests an irregular development due to avoidance of homonymy with the prohibitve auxiliary Erzya иля (iľa, “don't”). Compare also Estonian ära (from Proto-Finnic *älä-) with the similar phonetic shift *l > r.
Alternatively, related to Erzya эрзя (erźa), which may derive from *irkä~*ürkä (“man, son, boy”). See there for more.

Сынь мольсть да неизь, косо Сон эри да ащесть кедьсэнзэ чинь чоп.

1910, Makar Evsevievich Evseviev, Gospoda nashego Iisusa Hrista Svyatoe Evangelie ot Matfeya, Marka, Luki i Ioanna na mordovskom yazyke^(https://m.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 227:

So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him.

Siń moľsť da ńejiź, koso Son eŕi da aščesť keďsenze čiń čop.


ваксарчамо

ваксарчамо • (vaksarčamo)

First attested at Nicolaes Witsen's study Noord en Oost Tartarye as vaksiarschamo.


усьве

усьве • (uśve)

First attested at Nicolaes Witsen's study Noord en Oost Tartarye as usve.


ваксар

First attested at Nicolaes Witsen's study Noord en Oost Tartarye as vaksar.


нейдь

нейдь • (ńejď)


промкс

панжадо промкс


чиряз

чиряз • (čiŕaz)

Related to Erzya чирь (čiŕ, “bowing”).
From ancient nobility title.


торсей

торсей • (torśej)


ямся

ямся • (jamśa)


мевть

мевть • (mevť)

Uncertain. Possibly related to Erzya мек- (mek-), мей- (mej-).
First coined by bishop Damaskin in 1785.


вармазей

вармазей • (varmaźej)

Falco vespertinus
Falco vespertinus#Translingual


ВР

* < Вейсэндязь Раськетне (Vejsenďaź Raśketńe, “the United Nations”)


чувтой

чувтой • (čuvtoj)


курмуш

курмуш • (kurmuš)


ваксарке

ваксар ваксар#Erzya

(automobiles) visor, mudguard, splash guard


паникудо

паникудо • (pańikudo)


уштомапель

уштомапель • (uštomapeľ)

уштома (uštoma, “heating, stoking”) + -пель (-peľ)


тувтал

Borrowed from a Turkic language. Compare Tatar сылтау (sıltaw, “excuse”).

алкуксонь кондямо тувтал


мастор

From Proto-Mordvinic *mastər. At least the first component is from Proto-Uralic *mëxe. Proper names (toponyms like Арзамас (Eŕźamas) and personal names Инемас, Келемас) point on existing of the shortened form -мас.
The second component -стор (-stor) possibly borrowed from a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (“to stretch”) (compare Proto-Slavic *stornà (“side; land”), *prostorъ (“space, expanse”)).

der

Zavulonoń mastor i Neffalimeń mastor inevedeń ki langso Iordanoń kuvalmo.

1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 10:

Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan.


дикамо

head

дикамо • (ďikamo)


уцекудо

уцекудо • (ućekudo)

doss-house, doss, flophouse (sleeping-place for the homeless)


менге

мень- (meń-, “to break free”) + -ке (-ke)


пенге

From [Early] Proto-Mordvinic *pinki~*pinkä, likely borrowed from Proto-Baltic *spingias (whence Lithuanian spiñgis (“cross-cut, forest trail, glade”)).

cog

billet, log, chock (of wood), wood block (for use as firewood)


орма

From Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *urma~*ūrma (“swelling or bulge”). Cognate with Moksha урма (urma), Kildin Sami [script needed] (uǫrm), archaic Estonian urm and possibly Finnish hurma.

кирьгапарень орма

Son sajize minek ormanok langozonzo i kandyze sereďmenek.

1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 25:

He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases.


сакало

From a descendant of Proto-Turkic *sakal (“beard”). Compare Tatar сакал (saqal).

кастомс сакало


пуро

flock, muster, kettle, swarm, school, pod, gam, cast


пучо

head

пучо • (pučo)

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *páću, from Proto-Indo-European *péḱu (“cattle”).


мевтямс

мевтямс • (mevťams)


пулакш

пулакш • (pulakš)

Possibly derived from пуло (pulo, “tail”).


пукшо

пукшо • (pukšo)

From Proto-Mordvinic *puks, possibly from Proto-Uralic *počka~*poška (“calf of leg”), in which case cognate with Finnish pohje (“calf”).


кенере

кенере • (keńeŕe)

From Proto-Mordvinic *keńəŕə, inherited from Proto-Uralic *küńä~*kińä + *-rV. Cognate with Moksha кенерь (keńeŕ), Finnish kyynärä, Livonian kīndõr, Inari Sami käŋŋir, Hungarian könyök.

I ki tyń peľdenk truďaź läzdeveľ kasmonsten koš ve känir?

1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 19:

And which of you by taking thought, can add to his stature by one cubit?


кедь

кедь • (keď)

keď (romanization)
кедь (indefinite nominative singular)
кедть (indefinite nominative plural)
кедень (genitive indefinite singular)
кеднень (dative indefinite singular)
кедде (ablative indefinite singular)
кедьсэ (indefinite inessive singular)
кедьстэ (elative indefinite singular)
кедьс (illative indefinite singular)
кедьга (indefinite prolative singular)
кедекс (indefinite singular translative)
кедьшка (comparative indefinite singular)
кедтеме (abessive indefinite singular)

From Proto-Mordvinic *käď, from Proto-Uralic *käte (“hand”). Cognates include Moksha кядь (käď), Finnish käsi (käte-), Eastern Mari кид (kid), Hungarian kéz.

Кулозесь лись, кедензэ, пильгензэ тапарязь коцтнэ, чамазо-як сюлмсезь пацясо.

1910, Makar Evsevievich Evseviev, Gospoda nashego Iisusa Hrista Svyatoe Evangelie ot Matfeya, Marka, Luki i Ioanna na mordovskom yazyke^(https://m.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 262:

The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face.

Kuloźeś ľiś, keďenze , piľgenze tapaŕaź koctne, čamazo-jak śulmśeź paćaso.


кедь

кедь • (keď)

From Proto-Mordvinic *keď, from Proto-Uralic *kete (“skin, hide”).


Крм.

* Кр < Кристозодо (Kŕistozodo, “from Christ”) + м < мейле (mejľe, “after”)

A.D., AD (abbreviation for Кристозодо мейле, anno Domini)


Кри.

* Кр < Кристозонь (Kŕistozoń, “of Christ”) + и < икеле (ikeľe, “before”)

B.C., BC (abbreviation for Кристозонь икеле, before Christ)


кенже

кенже • (kenže)

From Proto-Mordvinic *kenžə~*kenǯə, from Proto-Uralic *künče (“nail, claw”). Cognates include Finnish kynsi (kynte-), Livonian kīņtš, Eastern Mari кӱч (küč), Komi-Permyak гыж (gyž), Hungarian köröm.

суронь кенже ― suroń kenže ― fingernail

овтонь кенжеть


култаемс

култаемс • (kultajems) (present култаи, past култаесь)

kultajems (romanization)
култаи (present)
култаесь (past)


Алгамасторт

myv:Алгамасторт


кулсемс

кулсемс • (kulśems) (present кулси, past кулсесь)

kulśems (romanization)
кулси (present)
кулсесь (past)


содамкундо

содамо (sodamo, “knowledge”) + -кундо (-kundo, “a headword of a compound”)


Кранцмастор

From Russian or other European language, with -мастор added. The change of "f" into "kv", "k" is a regular development, compare: Кома (Thomas), Квёдор (Theodore), Квилё (Philipp), Крола/кролов (Florus).

myv:Кранцмастор


шлямзей

head

шлямзей • (šľamźej)

Spongia officinalis
Wikispecies:Spongia officinalis

sponge, bath sponge (implement for washing)


куломс

куломс • (kuloms) (present кулы, past кулось)

kuloms (romanization)
кулы (present)
кулось (past)

From Proto-Mordvinic *kuləms, from Proto-Uralic *kale-. Cognates include Finnish kuolla, Eastern Mari колаш (kolaš), Udmurt кулыны (kulyny) and Hungarian hal, Northern Mansi хо̄луӈкве (hōluňkve).

куломс ченгемадо

А кода мольсть Іисус вакс да неизь, што Сон уж кулось, эзизь поркса Сонзэ кумажанзо.

1910, Makar Evsevievich Evseviev, Gospoda nashego Iisusa Hrista Svjatoe Evangelie ot Matfeja, Marka, Luki i Ioanna na mordovskom jazyke^(https://m.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 285:

But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.


азор

From Proto-Mordvinic *azərə, from Proto-Finno-Permic *asȣrɜ (“lord, ruler”), whence also Udmurt узыр (uzyr) and Komi-Zyrian озыр (ozyr). Ultimately borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hásuras. Compare Sanskrit असुर (asura) and Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 (ahura, “lord”).

inh

Тердинзе азоронзо должникнень, эрь вейкень башка да мерьсь васеньцестень: тонть зняро монь азоростень пандумат?

1910, Makar Evsevievich Evseviev, Gospoda nashego Iisusa Hrista Svjatoe Evangelie ot Matfeja, Marka, Luki i Ioanna na mordovskom jazyke^(https://m.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 194:

“So he called in each one of his master’s debtors. He asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’”

Ťerďinźe azoronzo dolžńikńeń, eŕ vejkeń baška da meŕś vaśeńćesťeń: tonť zńaro moń azorosťeń pandumat?


чачо

head

чачо • (čačo)

Probably a back-formation from Erzya чачомс (čačoms, “to be born”).

чачонь кемекстамо конёв

facial expression, look, mien, appearance


варамс

варамс • (varams) (present вары, past варась)

varams (romanization)
вары (present)
варась (past)

Possibly connected to Proto-Samic *vuornōtēk (< *varno-).


олговедь

олговедь • (olgoveď)

From олго (olgo, “straw”) + ведь (veď, “water”).


вастаньчи

head

вастаньчи • (vastańči)

вастань (vastań, “spouse's”) + чи (či, “day”)


ишем

head

ишем • (išem)


тарво

pain, anguish, torment, suffering, torture


пильгень

пильгень • (piľgeń)

пильге пильге#Erzya

indefinite singular genitive of пильге (piľge)


пильгевтеме

пильгевтеме • (piľgevťeme)

пильге пильге#Erzya

indefinite singular abessive of пильге (piľge)


алтюжа

алтюжа • (alťuža)


тюжапря

тюжапря • (ťužapŕa)

тюжа (ťuža) + пря (pŕa)

compound

тюжа (ťuža) + пря (pŕa)


вирнень

head

вирнень • (virńeń)

вирь вирь#Erzya

indefinite singular dative of вирь (viŕ)


вирьсэ

вирьсэ • (viŕse)

вирь вирь#Erzya

indefinite singular inessive of вирь (viŕ)


вирьстэ

вирьстэ • (viŕste)

вирь вирь#Erzya

indefinite singular elative of вирь (viŕ)


виртеме

виртеме • (virťeme)

вирь вирь#Erzya

indefinite singular abessive of вирь (viŕ)


вирьга

вирьга • (viŕga)

вирь вирь#Erzya

indefinite singular prolative of вирь (viŕ)


вирде

вирде • (virďe)

вирь вирь#Erzya

indefinite singular ablative of вирь (viŕ)


паксясо

паксясо • (pakśaso)

pakśaso (romanization)
паксясось (definite nominative singular)
паксясотне (definite nominative plural)
паксясонть (definite genitive singular)
паксясотнень (definite genitive plural)
паксясонтень (dative definite singular)
паксясотненень (dative definite plural)
паксясодонть (ablative definite singular)
паксясотнеде (ablative definite plural)
паксясосонть (definite inessive singular)
паксясотнесэ (definite inessive plural)
паксясостонть (definite elative singular)
паксясотнестэ (definite elative plural)
паксясонтень (definite illative singular)
паксясотнес (definite illative plural)
паксясованть (definite prolative singular)
паксясотнева (definite plural prolative)
паксясошканть (comparative definite singular)
паксясотнешка (comparative definite plural)
паксясовтомонть (abessive definite singular)
паксясотневтеме (abessive definite plural)

пакся пакся#Erzya

indefinite singular inessive of пакся (pakśa)


паксявтомо

паксявтомо • (pakśavtomo)

pakśavtomo (romanization)
паксявтомось (definite nominative singular)
паксявтомотне (definite nominative plural)
паксявтомонть (definite genitive singular)
паксявтомотнень (definite genitive plural)
паксявтомонтень (dative definite singular)
паксявтомотненень (dative definite plural)
паксявтомодонть (ablative definite singular)
паксявтомотнеде (ablative definite plural)
паксявтомосонть (definite inessive singular)
паксявтомотнесэ (definite inessive plural)
паксявтомостонть (definite elative singular)
паксявтомотнестэ (definite elative plural)
паксявтомонтень (definite illative singular)
паксявтомотнес (definite illative plural)
паксявтомованть (definite prolative singular)
паксявтомотнева (definite plural prolative)
паксявтомошканть (comparative definite singular)
паксявтомотнешка (comparative definite plural)
паксявтомовтомонть (abessive definite singular)
паксявтомотневтеме (abessive definite plural)

пакся пакся#Erzya

indefinite singular abessive of пакся (pakśa)


Папазей

Папазей • (Papaźej)

Papaźej (romanization)
Папазей (indefinite nominative singular)
Папазеень (genitive indefinite singular)
Папазейнень (dative indefinite singular)
Папазейде (ablative indefinite singular)
Папазейсэ (indefinite inessive singular)
Папазейстэ (elative indefinite singular)
Папазейс (illative indefinite singular)
Папазейга (indefinite prolative singular)
Папазейкс (indefinite singular translative)
Папазейшка (comparative indefinite singular)
Папазейтеме (abessive indefinite singular)

papaźej — ruler of the penis (in a magic incantation) [in German]
papań ḱiŕd́i papaźej — Der Herrscher des Gliedes ist Papazej

papaźej in Heikki Paasonen, Mordwinisches Wörterbuch papaźej — Herrscher über den Penis (in einem Zauberspruch)

keeper of the penis is Papazej — [translation in German]

sanaźej in Heikki Paasonen, Mordwinisches Wörterbuch
uĺi sanoń ḱiŕt́ize͔, uĺi papań pokšozo, sanoń ḱiŕt́i sanaźej, papań ḱiŕd́i papaźej — Es gibt einen, der das Glied zum Zusammenschrumpfen bringt, es gibt ein Oberhaupt des Gliedes, der, der das Glied zum Zusammenschrumpfen bringt, ist Sanazej, der Herrscher des Gliedes ist Papazej
[possible direct translation from Erzya] there is a shrinker of the penis, there is a grower of the penis, Sanazej shrinks the penis, Papazej holds/keeps the penis — [translation in German]

(in magic incantations) ruler of the penis


марямс

марямс • (maŕams)

Konań ulit pilenze maŕams, maŕazo.

1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 36:


удем

удем • (uďem)

From Proto-Mordvinic *uďəmə, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wideme (“marrow, brain”). Cognates include Finnish ydin, Northern Sami ađa, Eastern Mari вем (vem), Udmurt вим (vim), Hungarian velő.

inh

пряудем


содомс

From Proto-Mordvinic *sodəms, from Proto-Finno-Permic *sitɜ-. Cognates include Finnish sitoa, Estonian siduma.


повамс

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *puwe- (“suffocate (vi), drown”). Cognates include Hungarian fojt.


паломс

From Proto-Mordvinic *paləms, from Proto-Uralic *pala- (“to burn; devour”). Cognate with Finnish palaa, Kildin Sami пӯллэ (pūlle), Hungarian fal.

Тарадтнэ начкт, палыть беряньстэ.


андомс

From Proto-Mordvinic *andəms, from Proto-Uralic *ëmta- (“to give”). Cognates include Finnish antaa, Livonian andõ, Northern Sami vuovdit, Udmurt удыны (udyny), Komi-Zyrian удны (udny), Hungarian ad.

андомс кудораське


озамс

head

озамс • (ozams) (present озы, past озась)

ozams (romanization)
озы (present)
озась (past)

From Proto-Mordvinic *ozə-, from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *isɜ- (“to sit (down)”). Related to Proto-Finnic *istudak (whence Finnish istua, Livonian istõ).
Akin to Moksha озамс (ozams).

озамс столь экшс

Сесэ ульнесь Іаковонь лисьмазо. Іисус, кіява молемстэ сизезь, озась лисьманть вакс.

1910, Makar Evsevievich Evseviev, Gospoda nashego Iisusa Hrista Svyatoe Evangelie ot Matfeya, Marka, Luki i Ioanna na mordovskom yazyke^(https://m.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 233:

Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well.


чадыков

чадыков • (čadikov)

чады (čadi, “overflowing”) + ков (kov, “month”)


суркс

surks (romanization)
суркс (indefinite nominative singular)
суркст (indefinite nominative plural)
сурксонь (genitive indefinite singular)
суркснэнь (dative indefinite singular)
сурксдо (ablative indefinite singular)
суркссо (indefinite inessive singular)
суркссто (elative indefinite singular)
сурксс (illative indefinite singular)
сурксга (indefinite prolative singular)
суркскс (indefinite singular translative)
сурксшка (comparative indefinite singular)
суркстомо (abessive indefinite singular)
сурксось (definite nominative singular)
суркстнэ (definite nominative plural)
сурксонть (definite genitive singular)
суркстнэнь (definite genitive plural)
сурксонтень (dative definite singular)
суркстнэнень (dative definite plural)
сурксдонть (ablative definite singular)
суркстнэде (ablative definite plural)
суркссонть (definite inessive singular)
суркстнэсэ (definite inessive plural)
сурксстонть (definite elative singular)
суркстнэстэ (definite elative plural)
сурксонтень (definite illative singular)
суркстнэс (definite illative plural)
сурксванть (definite prolative singular)
суркстнэва (definite plural prolative)
сурксошканть (comparative definite singular)
суркстнэшка (comparative definite plural)
сурксвтомонть (abessive definite singular)
суркстнэвтеме (abessive definite plural)

сур (sur, “finger”) + -кс (-ks)
Compare Finnish sormus (sormukse-), Livonian sūormõks.


кудо

kudo (romanization)
кудо (indefinite nominative singular)
кудот (indefinite nominative plural)
кудонь (genitive indefinite singular)
кудонень (dative indefinite singular)
кудодо (ablative indefinite singular)
кудосо (indefinite inessive singular)
кудосто (elative indefinite singular)
кудос (illative indefinite singular)
кудова (indefinite prolative singular)
кудокс (indefinite singular translative)
кудошка (comparative indefinite singular)
кудовтомо (abessive indefinite singular)
кудось (definite nominative singular)
кудотне (definite nominative plural)
кудонть (definite genitive singular)
кудотнень (definite genitive plural)
кудонтень (dative definite singular)
кудотненень (dative definite plural)
кудонть (ablative definite singular)
кудотнеде (ablative definite plural)
кудонть (definite inessive singular)
кудотнесэ (definite inessive plural)
кудонть (definite elative singular)
кудотнестэ (definite elative plural)
кудонтень (definite illative singular)
кудотнес (definite illative plural)
кудованть (definite prolative singular)
кудотнева (definite plural prolative)
кудошканть (comparative definite singular)
кудотнешка (comparative definite plural)
кудонть (abessive definite singular)
кудотневтеме (abessive definite plural)

From Proto-Mordvinic *kudə, inherited Proto-Uralic *kota (“hut, tent, tepee”). Cognates include Finnish kota, Estonian koda, Livonian kuodā, Kildin Sami куэдтҍ (kuedt’), Eastern Mari кудо (kudo), Hungarian ház.

I molź pizeme i saź pokš ved, i puvaźt varmat, saźt te kudośt langs, i kudoś eź prak, seks meks putoź uľneź käv langs.

1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 22:

The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.

ознома кудо


пиземечирьке

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пиземечирьке • (piźemečiŕke)

пиземе (piźeme, “rain”) + чирьке (čiŕke, “arc, bow”)

com

myv:пиземечирьке


вастомазонок

вастома (vastoma) + -зо (-zo) + -нок (-nok)

suffix

Сюкпря тыненк ды вастомазонок.


нармунь

head

нармунь • (narmuń)

From Proto-Mordvinic *narməń. The further etymology is unclear. Potentially from the same onomatopoeic root as Estonian -näär, Finnish närhi, Votic näri, näre.
Akin to Moksha нармонь (narmoń).

уиця нармунь


шенш

шенш • (šenš)


лембеёнксонь

лембеёнксонь • (ľembejonksoń)


ды

From Russian да (da). This borrowing in copulative conjunction sense came in addition to native constructions with -как (-kak) (-гак (-gak), -як (-jak)) clitics and native conjunction марто (marto).


кев

From Proto-Mordvinic *kev, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kiwe (“stone”). Cognates include Finnish kivi, Livonian kiv, Eastern Mari кӱ (kü), Udmurt ки (ki), Hungarian kő.

калмонь кев


пеште

пеште • (pešťe)

pešťe (romanization)
пеште (indefinite nominative singular)
пештеть (indefinite nominative plural)
пештень (genitive indefinite singular)
пештенень (dative indefinite singular)
пештеде (ablative indefinite singular)
пештесэ (indefinite inessive singular)
пештестэ (elative indefinite singular)
пештес (illative indefinite singular)
пештева (indefinite prolative singular)
пештекс (indefinite singular translative)
пештешка (comparative indefinite singular)
пештевтеме (abessive indefinite singular)

From Proto-Mordvinic *päšťə, from Proto-Finno-Permic *päškɜ. Cognates include Moksha пяште (päšťe), Finnish pähkinä, Votic pähtšene, Livonian pē’gõz, Eastern Mari пӱкш (pükš), Udmurt пашпу (pašpu, “hazelnut bush”) and possibly also Komi-Zyrian пашкан (paškan, “rosehip”).

шоколад пеште марто


саламс

From Proto-Mordvinic *salams, inherited from Proto-Uralic *sala (“conceal, keep (sg) secret, steal; thief”). Compare Finnish sala (“secret”), salata (“to conceal, keep secret, cover up, hide”), Võro sala (“spy, thief”), Northern Sami suola, Eastern Mari шолы (šoly, “thief”).

der

саламс ярмакт

саламс банк(а)

Террористтнэ саласть самолёт.


цеця

head

цеця • (ćeća)

Uncertain; likely borrowed from a descendant of Proto-Turkic *čeček (“flower”). Compare Chuvash ҫеҫке (śeśke), Tatar чәчәк (çäçäk).

cog

Tatar чәчәк (çäçäk)


ланго

From Proto-Mordvinic *laŋgə (Grünthal suggests *lanka instead), borrowed from Proto-Baltic *lankā (whence Latvian lañka (“low, flat surface; big low field”), Lithuanian lankà (“field, lowland; low, flat surface”)).
Cognate with Moksha ланга (langa).

нуема ланго


пси

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

пси ведь


лепе

head

лепе • (ľepe)

From Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *leppä (“alder”), possibly ultimately borrowed from Proto-Baltic *léiˀpāˀ (“linden tree”). Cognates include Finnish leppä, Estonian lepp, Veps lep.


толкун

Borrowed from a Turkic language. Compare Proto-Turkic *tolkun (“wave”) and the descendants.


панжиков

панжиков • (panžikov)

панжи (panži, “opening”) + ков (kov, “month”)

compound

Течи панжиковонь нилеце (чи).
Ťeči panžikovoń ńiľeće (či).
Today is May 4.


комсь

head

комсь • (komś)

From Proto-Mordvinic *koməś, perhaps inherited from Proto-Uralic *kuśɜ (~*kojmɜćɜ) (“twenty”). Compare Udmurt кызь (kyź), Hungarian húsz, Northern Khanty хөс (høs). Alternatively, but less likely, compounded from Proto-Uralic *koje (“male”) + *śe (“this”).


ваямс

Inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric *waja- (“to sink”). Cognates include Finnish vajota, Livonian va’jjõ, Northern Sami vuodjut, Udmurt выйыны (vyjyny), Hungarian vejsze.


сокс

soks (romanization)
сокс (indefinite nominative singular)
сокст (indefinite nominative plural)
соксонь (genitive indefinite singular)
сокснэнь (dative indefinite singular)
соксдо (ablative indefinite singular)
сокссо (indefinite inessive singular)
сокссто (elative indefinite singular)
соксс (illative indefinite singular)
соксга (indefinite prolative singular)
сокскс (indefinite singular translative)
соксшка (comparative indefinite singular)
сокстомо (abessive indefinite singular)

From Proto-Uralic *sukse. Cognates include Finnish suksi, Veps suks', Central Mansi товт (tovt).


пенч

пенч • (pěnč)

pěnč (romanization)
пенч (indefinite nominative singular)
пенчть (indefinite nominative plural)
пенчень (genitive indefinite singular)
пенчнень (dative indefinite singular)
пенчде (ablative indefinite singular)
пенчсэ (indefinite inessive singular)
пенчстэ (elative indefinite singular)
пенчьс (illative indefinite singular)
пенчга (indefinite prolative singular)
пенчекс (indefinite singular translative)
пенчшка (comparative indefinite singular)
пенчтеме (abessive indefinite singular)

From Proto-Uralic *peńɜ. Cognate with Udmurt пуньы (puńy) and Komi-Zyrian пань (pań).


вельми

вельми • (veľmi)

вельмемс вельмемс#Erzya

third-person singular present/future indicative of вельмемс (veľmems)


валбрамо

вал (val, “word”) + прамо (pramo, “falling”)
A proposed neologism, calquing Russian падеж.


човине

head

човине • (čovińe)


чевте

чевте • (čevťe)

Uncertain. Akin to archaic Moksha šäfťä.

чевте кши


кенерезь

кенерезь • (keńeŕeź)


нусманя

нусманя • (nusmańa)

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

нусманя варштавкс


ламбамо

Possibly from a back vowel variant of *ľämbə, suffixed with *-mV.

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?”


эчке

эчке • (ečke)

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


эчке

head

эчке • (ečke)


пшти

пшти • (pšťi)

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


каршовал

каршовал • (karšoval)

каршо (karšo, “against, opposite”) + вал (val, “word”)

compound

a reply, written or spoken response, answer


сирть

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сирть • (śirť)


коткудавпизэ

коткудав (kotkudav, “ant”) + пизэ (pize, “nest”)


коткудав

From Proto-Mordvinic *kotkə-, from Proto-Finno-Permic *kutke (“ant”). Cognates include Livonian kukki, Kildin Sami ко̄ттк (kōttk), Eastern Mari кутко (kutko).

Коткудавт чийнить.


кулов

From Proto-Mordvinic *kulə-v. The further origin is unknown, possibly related to archaic Finnish kulmu.

Goŕa tent, Korazina! goŕa tent, Vifsaida! seks ježeli Tiraso i Sidonso uleveľt viet tejezet tynk jutksonk, seste umok syń beŕan oďožaso i kuloso viedkstavoľt.

1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 37:

Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.


пизэ

From Proto-Mordvinic *pizə, from Proto-Uralic *pesä (“nest”). Cognate with Moksha пиза (piza), Finnish pesä, Livonian pieza, Komi-Permyak поз (poz) and Hungarian fészek.


каркс

Sometimes compared with Proto-Uralic *kaŋa~*kaŋa-rɜ (“arch, smthing arch-shaped”).


лёмзёркс

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лёмзёркс • (ľomźorks)

Derived from Erzya лём (ľom). Ultimately from Proto-Uralic *ďëme (“black cherry, bird cherry”); compare Finnish tuomi.

inh

bird cherry (also called hagberry, hackberry), a cherry tree native to northern Eurasia


шуж

Inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic *čoše (“barley”). Cognate with Eastern Mari шож (šož), Udmurt ӵужъем (čužjem).


мекш

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мекш • (mekš)

From Proto-Mordvinic *mekš, inherited from Proto-Uralic *mekše.
Cognates include Moksha меш (meš), Finnish mehiläinen, Eastern Mari мӱкш (mükš), Komi-Permyak мош (moš), Hungarian méh.


коткудавкудо

коткудав (kotkudav, “ant”) + кудо (kudo, “house”)


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


чапамо

чапамо • (čapamo)


вайгель

вайгель • (vajgeľ)

vajgeľ (romanization)
вайгель (indefinite nominative singular)
вайгелть (indefinite nominative plural)
вайгелень (genitive indefinite singular)
вайгелнень (dative indefinite singular)
вайгелде (ablative indefinite singular)
вайгельсэ (indefinite inessive singular)
вайгельстэ (elative indefinite singular)
вайгельс (illative indefinite singular)
вайгельга (indefinite prolative singular)
вайгелекс (indefinite singular translative)
вайгельшка (comparative indefinite singular)
вайгелтеме (abessive indefinite singular)

вай (vaj, interjection) + кель (keľ, “tongue”)
Cognate with Moksha вайгяль (vajgäľ).

compound

гайгиця вайгель

роялень вайгель


карёлго

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карёлго • (kaŕolgo)

Unknown. Final part compared to ялго, in its initial meaning "leg". Thus can be compared further with Finnish sananjalka and Estonian sõnajalg.


торпинге

торо (toro, “sword”) + пинге (pinge, “time”)
Literally, "the time of sword(ing)s".


тешкс

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тешкс • (ťešks)

Derived from Erzya теште (ťešťe, “star”), suffixed with -кс (-ks), probably via assimilation *тештекс > *тештькс > тешкс.

letter (such of the alphabet, character, glyph)


лияназ

лияназ • (ľijanaz)

ľijanaz (romanization)
лияназ (indefinite nominative singular)
лияназт (indefinite nominative plural)
лияназонь (genitive indefinite singular)
лияназнэнь (dative indefinite singular)
лияназдо (ablative indefinite singular)
лияназсо (indefinite inessive singular)
лияназсто (elative indefinite singular)
лияназс (illative indefinite singular)
лияназга (indefinite prolative singular)
лияназкс (indefinite singular translative)
лияназшка (comparative indefinite singular)
лияназтомо (abessive indefinite singular)

Probably borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Lithuanian lìnas) or ultimately from some other Indo-European language.


репс

репс • (ŕeps)

Final -s may point on much earlier borrowing from Proto-Indo-European *(s)rā́ps than borrowing from
Russian репа (repa).


сюс

śus (romanization)
сюс (indefinite nominative singular)
сюст (indefinite nominative plural)
сюсонь (genitive indefinite singular)
сюснэнь (dative indefinite singular)
сюсдо (ablative indefinite singular)
сюссо (indefinite inessive singular)
сюссто (elative indefinite singular)
сюсс (illative indefinite singular)
сюсга (indefinite prolative singular)
сюскс (indefinite singular translative)
сюсшка (comparative indefinite singular)
сюстомо (abessive indefinite singular)


уроз

uroz (romanization)
уроз (indefinite nominative singular)
урозт (indefinite nominative plural)
урозонь (genitive indefinite singular)
урознэнь (dative indefinite singular)
уроздо (ablative indefinite singular)
урозсо (indefinite inessive singular)
урозсто (elative indefinite singular)
урозс (illative indefinite singular)
урозга (indefinite prolative singular)
урозкс (indefinite singular translative)
урозшка (comparative indefinite singular)
урозтомо (abessive indefinite singular)

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *orpa(sɜ)~*orwa(sɜ). Either borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hárbʰas or Proto-Balto-Slavic *arbas, with usual Mordvinic change from *oCa to *uCo.
Cognates include Finnish orpo, Northern Sami oarbbis, Hungarian árva.


паця

паця • (paća)

Compare Udmurt возъяны (vozjany, “to stretch, to pull”).


паця

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паця • (paća)


рунго

From Proto-Mordvinic *roŋgə, likely from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *ruŋka. Related to Moksha ронга (ronga), Finnish runko (“trunk”), Karelian runko, rungu (“body”).

ойме ды рунго

Seks koso uli rungo, tov purnavit kutśkant.

1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 91:

Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.


пелька

пелька • (peľka)

From Proto-Mordvinic *päľkə, from Proto-Finno-Permic *pälkä. Akin to Finnish peukalo, Livonian pēgal, Lule Sami bielgge, Kildin Sami пе̄лльк (piell’k), Udmurt пӧлы (pöly).


пизёл

пизёл • (piźol)

From Proto-Mordvinic *piźəl, from Proto-Uralic *pićlä. Cognate with Finnish pihlaja, Livonian pī’lgõz, Eastern Mari пызле (pyzĺe), Udmurt палэзь (paleź), Northern Khanty писяр (pisjar).


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://m.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.


паро

А тынеҥк мерян, кулсоницятне: вечкеде душманоҥк эснэ; паро тееде анеицяҥк туртов.

1910, Makar Evsevievich Evseviev, Gospoda nashego Iisusa Hrista Svjatoe Evangelie ot Matfeja, Marka, Luki i Ioanna na mordovskom jazyke^(https://m.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 157:

“But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.


седь

седь • (śeď)

From Proto-Mordvinic *śeďə, from Proto-Uralic *śüde. Cognates include Finnish sysi (syte-), Inari Sami čiđđâ and Eastern Mari шӱй (šüj).


туростор

Found in 1867 essay on Mordvinic folk beliefs by P.I. Melnikov-Pechersky. Probably a derivation from some Indo-European language, with first part related to Erzya торо (toro).

(archaic) assistant to the higher priest (озатя) during a sacrifice


моро

moro (romanization)
моро (indefinite nominative singular)
морот (indefinite nominative plural)
моронь (genitive indefinite singular)
моронень (dative indefinite singular)
мородо (ablative indefinite singular)
моросо (indefinite inessive singular)
моросто (elative indefinite singular)
морос (illative indefinite singular)
морова (indefinite prolative singular)
морокс (indefinite singular translative)
морошка (comparative indefinite singular)
моровтомо (abessive indefinite singular)

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *mura. Cognate to Western Mari муро (muro). Ultimately probably an onomatopoeic.

алкуксонь раськень моро


аоре

аоре • (aoŕe)


ойме

From Proto-Mordvinic *vajmə ~ *vojmə, from Proto-Uralic *wajŋe (“spirit, soul”). Akin to Moksha вайме (vajme), Estonian vaim (“spirit, soul”), Finnish vaimo (“wife”), Hungarian vágy.

ломанень ойме

Seste Jisus oimse veďaź uľneź pustyńas mańamoń kis šaitansto.

1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 8:

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted.


-кундо

Modelled after Finnish kunta. Doublet of Erzya кондямо (konďamo).

содамо (sodamo) + -кундо (-kundo) → содамкундо (sodamkundo, “encyclopaedia”)

ломань (lomań) + -кундо (-kundo) → ломакундо (lomakundo, “humankind”)

(neologism) community, group, gathering, collection


эзь

The component э- (e-) is from Proto-Uralic *e- (“not”).
Cognates include Moksha изь (iź), Livonian iz (“didn't”) (from Proto-Finnic *esi).

Used with personal suffixes: эзинь, эзить, эзь; эзинек, эзиде, эсть

Пазонть кі-як эзизе нейть знярды-як. Вейкине шачовт Цёрась, Кона яла Тетянть марто, Сон содавтызе.

Objective conjugation also adds its suffixes: эзимек, эзимем, эзимизь, эзитень, эзизеть, эзидизь, эзия, эзинек, эзинк, эзизь, эзинзе 1910, Makar Evsevievich Evseviev, Gospoda nashego Iisusa Hrista Svyatoe Evangelie ot Matfeya, Marka, Luki i Ioanna na mordovskom yazyke/%D0%92&oldid=617014), page 225

No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.

(past tense negative particle) not, didn't, -n't, wasn't, weren't


илямизь

илямизь • (iľamiź)

Илямизь чумондо.
Iľamiź čumondo.
Excuse me.

иля иля#Erzya

second-person plural imperative objective conjugation of иля (iľa)


илямак

илямак • (iľamak)

Илямак чумондо.
Iľamak čumondo.
Excuse me.

иля иля#Erzya

second-person singular imperative objective conjugation of иля (iľa)


иля

From Proto-Mordvinic *iľə, inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric negative imperative verb stem *elä- ~ *älä-. Akin to Finnish älä, Estonian ära, Northern Sami ale, Kildin Sami ель (jel’).

Илядо судя, тынсь-как судязь а ульдядо; илядо чумонт, тынсь-как чумондозь а ульдядо; простядо, тынсь-как простязь ульдядо.

“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.”

Iľado suďa, tinś-kak suďaź a uľďado; iľado čumont, tinś-kak čumondoź a uľďado; prosťado, tinś-kak prosťaź uľďado.

(imperative, optative and volitional negative particle) don't


пандо

Derived from Proto-Mordvinic *pandə, whence also Moksha панда (panda). The further etymology is uncertain.

Tago sajize sońze šaitan veľť serev pando pŕas, nevti tenze vese mastoroń ińazoro-kirdimat i slavanst syńst.

1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 9:

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor.


кодамс

From Proto-Mordvinic *kodams, inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic *kuδa-. Cognate with Finnish kutoa (“to weave”), Kildin Sami коадтӭ (kådt’e), Udmurt куыны (kuyny).

косемс

коцемс (koćems)


тевдаз

тевдаз • (ťevdaz)

Modeled after Finnish tehdas, based on Mordvinic root.


киштемс

киштемс • (kišťems)

Perhaps related to Eastern Mari кушташ (kuštaš, “to dance”).

cog

Сулейтне киштить стенанть лангсо.


теевть

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теевть • (ťejevť)

Derived from Erzya теемс (ťejems), suffixed with -вть (-vť). Compare Finnish tehty.

теемс теемс#Erzya

past passive participle of теемс (ťejems)


теевть

теевть • (ťejevť)

киньгак теевть

теемс теемс#Erzya


тев

From Proto-Mordvinic *tevə~*ťevə, from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *tewe, whence Finnish työ, Veps tö, Livonian tīe.
Can be reanalyzed as derivative from теемс (ťejems) with -в (-v) suffix, mostly unproductive.

тевс ютавтнемс

Мон ёвтынь теҥк мастор лаҥгонь тевде, да тынь а кемдядо, — кода ино кемдядо, ёвтыньдерян теҥк менелень тевде?

1910, Makar Evsevievich Evseviev, Gospoda nashego Iisusa Hrista Svyatoe Evangelie ot Matfeya, Marka, Luki i Ioanna na mordovskom yazyke^(https://m.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 231:

I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things?

тевате тевсэнть


розь

розь • (roź)

Borrowed from Old East Slavic ръжь (rŭžĭ).


чамабока

чамабока • (čamaboka)

чама (čama, “face”) + бока (boka, “side”)

compound

якстере чамабокат


черь

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черь • (čeŕ)

Uncertain. Sometimes compared with Proto-Ugric *säkrɜ (“hair”) (whence Hungarian szőr (“hair”)).
Akin to Moksha шяярь (šäjaŕ).


пейпакарь

пейпакарь • (pejpakaŕ)

пей (pej, “tooth”) + пакарь (pakaŕ, “bone”)


пейловажа

head

пейловажа • (pejlovaža)

пей (pej, “tooth”) + ловажа (lovaža, “bone”)


уло

From Proto-Mordvinic *ulə, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ola (“chin”). Cognates include Lule Sami oalol, Kildin Sami вуал- (vual-), Hungarian áll.


турва

From Proto-Mordvinic *tərva, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *turpa (“lip; muzzle, snout”). Cognates include Moksha търва (tərva), Finnish turpa, Estonian turb and Eastern Mari тӱрвӧ (türvö).

inh

алце турва


судо

sudo (romanization)
судо (indefinite nominative singular)
судот (indefinite nominative plural)
судонь (genitive indefinite singular)
судонень (dative indefinite singular)
судодо (ablative indefinite singular)
судосо (indefinite inessive singular)
судосто (elative indefinite singular)
судос (illative indefinite singular)
судова (indefinite prolative singular)
судокс (indefinite singular translative)
судошка (comparative indefinite singular)
судовтомо (abessive indefinite singular)

судо юр ― sudo jur ― bridge of the nose


кирьгапарь

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кирьгапарь • (kiŕgapaŕ)

кирьга (kiŕga, “neck”) + парь (paŕ, “barrel, tube, vat”)


кедькуншка

head

кедькуншка • (keďkunška)

кедь‧кунш‧ка

кедь (keď, “hand”) + куншка (kunška, “middle”)


меште

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меште • (mešťe)

From Proto-Mordvinic *mäšťə, of uncertain further origin. Possibly somehow connected to Proto-Mordvinic *mäľkə (“brisket”).


човонь

човонь • (čovoń)

Possibly related to Erzya чов (čov, “back of knife”), which is from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *šamᴈ. Compare Finnish hamara, Veps hamar.


чамаумарь

чамаумарь • (čamaumaŕ)

чама (čama, “face”) + умарь (umaŕ, “apple”)

compound

якстере чамаумарть


кирьга

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кирьга • (kiŕga)

From Proto-Mordvinic *kərga, whence also Moksha крга (krga). Likely borrowed from Proto-Slavic *kъrkъ (“neck”) or a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to swallow, devour”). A direct connection to Proto-Finnic *kurkku has also been proposed, but considered doubtful.

der

кувака кирьга


курго

kurgo (romanization)
курго (indefinite nominative singular)
кургот (indefinite nominative plural)
кургонь (genitive indefinite singular)
кургонень (dative indefinite singular)
кургодо (ablative indefinite singular)
кургосо (indefinite inessive singular)
кургосто (elative indefinite singular)
кургос (illative indefinite singular)
кургова (indefinite prolative singular)
кургокс (indefinite singular translative)
кургошка (comparative indefinite singular)
курговтомо (abessive indefinite singular)

From Proto-Mordvinic *kurgə, from earlier *kirgɜ. Ultimately may be a doublet of Erzya кирьга (kiŕga, “neck”) (see there for more).
Cognate with Moksha курга (kurga).

Пекстык кургот!

A meze lisi kurgsto, sädeiste lisi, i te skvernoiks teisazo lomaneń.

1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 54:

But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them.


кутьмере

head

кутьмере • (kuťmeŕe)

Probably related to Erzya кутмордамс (kutmordams, “to hug”). Ultimately onomatopoeic.


лавтов

From Proto-Mordvinic *lavtəŋ ~ *lavtəmə. Possibly ultimately linked to Proto-Uralic *lapa (“surface; plane (of an object)”); compare Finnish lapa (“shoulder”).
Cognate with Moksha лафту (laftu).

inh

Śulmsit staka, akandovi berem’at i vatškyt lavtomst langs lomatnenen, a syńs sursojak a tokšit synenst.

1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 84:

They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.


пильгесур

head

пильгесур • (piľgesur)

пильге (piľge, “foot”) + сур (sur, “finger”)


качо

head

качо • (kačo)


копорь

копорь • (kopoŕ)

From Proto-Mordvinic *kopəŕə (*kopə + *-ŕə), possibly from the same onomatopoeic root as Udmurt купырмыны (kupyrmyny, “to hunch over”), Komi-Permyak копрасьны (kopraśny, “to stoop, to bend down”).


пуляза

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пуляза • (puľaza)


кенерепакарь

кенерепакарь • (keńeŕepakaŕ)

кенере (keńeŕe, “elbow”) + пакарь (pakaŕ, “bone”)


верьсан

head

верьсан • (veŕsan)

верь (veŕ, “blood”) + сан (san, “vein, (blood) vessel”)


пакарь

head

пакарь • (pakaŕ)

From Proto-Mordvinic *paka-ŕə. Probably ultimately onomatopoeic.
Compare also Erzya and Moksha пакамс (pakams, “to walk; stroll”).


вачочи

head

вачочи • (vačoči)

вачо (vačo, “hungry”) + -чи (-či, noun-forming suffix)


ловажа

head

ловажа • (lovaža)

From Proto-Mordvinic *lovaža, from Proto-Uralic *luwe. Compare Finnish luu, Eastern Mari лу (lu), Northern Mansi лув (luv).

Кискась порни ловажа.


оймень таргсема

оймень таргсема • (ojmeń targśema)

оймень (ojmeń, “[of] soul”) + таргсема (targśema, “pulling”)


кумажа

кумажа • (kumaža)

From Proto-Mordvinic *pəl-, inherited from Proto-Uralic *polwe (“knee”). Compare Moksha пълманжа (pəlmanža). Other cognates include Finnish polvi, Estonian põlv, Northern Sami buolva, Western Mari пылвуй (pylvuj), Tundra Nenets пулы (puli).

Тень неезь, Симон Петр прась Іисусонь кумажазонзо да мерьсь: тук монь вакстон, Пазом, мон ломансь пежетеван.

1910, Makar Evsevievich Evseviev, Gospoda nashego Iisusa Hrista Svjatoe Evangelie ot Matfeja, Marka, Luki i Ioanna na mordovskom jazyke^(https://m.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 148:

When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!”


коське сан

коське сан • (kośke san)

From коське (kośke, “dry”) and сан (san, “(blood) wessel, tendon”). Calque of Russian сухожилие (suxožilije).

кочкарянь коське сан


муюкт

Of Turkic origin. Compare Tatar мыйык (mıyıq, “moustache”).


киське

киське • (kiśke)

From Proto-Mordvinic *kiśkə, derived from *keď (“skin”) or, according to Keresztes, inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *kēske.

Пилатсь мерьсь тензэ. Сон мольсь да валтызе Іисусонь киськензэ.

1910, Makar Evsevievich Evseviev, Gospoda nashego Iisusa Hrista Svjatoe Evangelie ot Matfeja, Marka, Luki i Ioanna na mordovskom jazyke^(https://m.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 286:

With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away.


куманжа

куманжа • (kumanža)


селведь

селведь • (śelveď)

сельведь сельведь#Erzya


тансть

тансть • (tansť)

Related to Erzya тантей (tanťej, “delicious, sweet”). Possibly ultimately borrowed from a descendant of Proto-Turkic *tāt- (“to taste”).


комболкс

Derived from Erzya кумбо (kumbo, “wave”).


удома

From Proto-Mordvinic *udəmə, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *adema (“sleeping, dream”). Cognates include Eastern Mari омо (omo), Hungarian álom, Northern Mansi ӯлум (ūlum).

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удомс удомс#Erzya

I samsto mujinze syńst tago udomsto, seks seľmest syńst stalgadźt.

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

When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy.


менелькс

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менелькс • (meńeľks)

meńeľks (romanization)
менелькс (indefinite nominative singular)
менелькст (indefinite nominative plural)
менельксэнь (genitive indefinite singular)
менелькснэнь (dative indefinite singular)
менелькстэ (ablative indefinite singular)
менелькссэ (indefinite inessive singular)
менельксстэ (elative indefinite singular)
менельксс (illative indefinite singular)
менельксга (indefinite prolative singular)
менелькскс (indefinite singular translative)
менельксшка (comparative indefinite singular)
менелькстэме (abessive indefinite singular)


качамо

качамо • (kačamo)

From Proto-Mordvinic *kačamə, from Proto-Finno-Permic *kačke (“smoke, smell”). Cognates include Moksha качам (kačam, “smoke”), Finnish katku (“reek”), Livonian kačku.


сулей

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сулей • (suľej)

Unknown. Related to Moksha цильф (ćiľf).


ушо

From Proto-Mordvinic *ušə of unknown further origin.

ушо ёнов

вармавтомо ушо


валдо

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

чипаень валдо

Lomat ozadoź tšopodava nejeźt pokš valdo.

1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 10:

The people living in darkness have seen a great light.


валдо

валдо шпалерт

Нупалесь ульнесь вишка, ялатеке валдо.


лекш

лекш • (ľekš)


чудема

чудема • (čuďema)


пурьгинечирьке

пурьгинечирьке • (puŕgińečiŕke)

пурьгине (puŕgińe, “thunder”) + чирьке (čiŕke, “arc, bow”)
Semantically similar to Karelian ukonkuari from ukko (“thunder”) and kuari (“arc”).


петнявкс

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петнявкс • (petńavks)

петня- (petńa-, “to drop, rain”) + -в- (-v-) + -кс (-ks)
Akin to Moksha пътняфкс (pətńafks).


рудаз

Borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rudas, whence Lithuanian rùdas (“(red)brown, reddish, dark yellow”), Latvian ruds (“reddish, redbrown”).
Akin to Moksha рдаз (rdaz).


чудевкс

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чудевкс • (čuďevks)

чуде- (čuďe-) + -в (-v) + -кс (-ks)
Compare Finnish virtaus (virtaukse-).


чов

From Proto-Mordvinic *čoŋ, probably inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *čiŋa, whence Eastern Mari шоҥ (šoŋ) and possibly Finnish hiiva (“yeast”).


эрьке

эрьке • (eŕke)

From Proto-Mordvinic *jäŕ-kə, from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *jäwrä, borrowed either from Proto-Balto-Slavic *jaurā (compare Lithuanian jáura (“marshland, bog”)) or from earlier Proto-Indo-European *yewHr-. Cognates include Finnish järvi, Northern Sami jávri, Eastern Mari ер (jer).

Нейсь эрькенть лаҥгсо аштицят кавто веньчть; а калонь кунсицятне, эйстэст лисезь, шлясть сетсэст.

He saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.


якшамо

якшамо • (jakšamo)

jakšamo (romanization)
якшамо (indefinite nominative singular)
якшамот (indefinite nominative plural)
якшамонь (genitive indefinite singular)
якшамонень (dative indefinite singular)
якшамодо (ablative indefinite singular)
якшамосо (indefinite inessive singular)
якшамосто (elative indefinite singular)
якшамос (illative indefinite singular)
якшамова (indefinite prolative singular)
якшамокс (indefinite singular translative)
якшамошка (comparative indefinite singular)
якшамовтомо (abessive indefinite singular)

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.

тундонь якшамо


якшамо

якшамо • (jakšamo)


пурьгине

пурьгине • (puŕgińe)

puŕgińe (romanization)
пурьгине (indefinite nominative singular)
пурьгинеть (indefinite nominative plural)
пурьгинень (genitive indefinite singular)
пурьгиненень (dative indefinite singular)
пурьгинеде (ablative indefinite singular)
пурьгинесэ (indefinite inessive singular)
пурьгинестэ (elative indefinite singular)
пурьгинес (illative indefinite singular)
пурьгинева (indefinite prolative singular)
пурьгинекс (indefinite singular translative)
пурьгинешка (comparative indefinite singular)
пурьгиневтеме (abessive indefinite singular)

From Proto-Mordvinic *pəŕgə-~*piŕgə-, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *perkūnas (whence Latvian pērkons and Lithuanian perkūnas). Finnish perkele and Estonian pergel borrowed from the same Baltic root.

Кулясь сась прок маней менельстэ пурьгине.
Kuľaś saś prok mańej meńeľste puŕgińe .
The message came like a bolt from the blue.


кельме

кельме • (keľme)

keľme (romanization)
кельме (indefinite nominative singular)
кельметь (indefinite nominative plural)
кельмень (genitive indefinite singular)
кельменень (dative indefinite singular)
кельмеде (ablative indefinite singular)
кельмесэ (indefinite inessive singular)
кельместэ (elative indefinite singular)
кельмес (illative indefinite singular)
кельмева (indefinite prolative singular)
кельмекс (indefinite singular translative)
кельмешка (comparative indefinite singular)
кельмевтеме (abessive indefinite singular)

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).

Течи вете градуст кельме.


кельме

кельме • (keľme)

симемс кельме ведте


нупоньчей

нупоньчей • (nupońčej)

нупонь (nupoń, “moss”) + чей (čej, “sedge, swamp”)

compound

потмакстомо нупоньчей


чеядавкс

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чеядавкс • (čejadavks)

чеядавкс тарка


сий

Perhaps borrowed from Russian вши (vši).
The connection with Proto-Uralic *täje is considered unlikely.


луганар

пиже луганар


чамапелькс

чамапелькс • (čamapeľks)

чама (čama, “face”) + пелькс (peľks, “part”)


сельведь

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сельведь • (śeľveď)

сельме (śeľme, “eye”) + ведь (veď, “water”)
Compare Moksha сельмоведь (śeľmoveď), Western Mari сӹнзӓвӹд (sÿnzävÿd).

cog

Moksha сельмоведь (śeľmoveď)


кардаз

Ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gárdas.