"-зень" meaning in Moksha

See -зень in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -zeń [romanization]
Etymology: The objective template V + IO + IT + -n- + IS with all the slots filled in is expected to yield a Common-Mordvinic *kunda-s-aj²-n-zə (using кундамс (kundams) as an example) "he/she/it caught them." In Erzya this produced кундынзе (kundïnze) and in Moksha — кундазень (kundazeń). The Erzya suffix preserves the object plurality marker -n-, Moksha does not. A false subject marker (Serebrennikov uses the word ложный (ložnyj)) -нь (-ń) is added to the Moksha suffix. Etymology templates: {{abbr|V|verb stem}} V, {{abbr|IO|object indicator}} IO, {{abbr|IT|temporal indicator}} IT, {{abbr|-n-|object plurality indicator}} -n-, {{abbr|IS|subject indicator}} IS Head templates: {{head|mdf|suffix}} -зень • (-zeń)
  1. objective conjugation ending indicating that he/she/it carried out actions involving a plural 3rd person object Tags: morpheme Related terms: -зе (-ze) (english: he/she/it carried out actions involving a singular 3rd person object)
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      "args": {
        "1": "V",
        "2": "verb stem"
      },
      "expansion": "V",
      "name": "abbr"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "IO",
        "2": "object indicator"
      },
      "expansion": "IO",
      "name": "abbr"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "IT",
        "2": "temporal indicator"
      },
      "expansion": "IT",
      "name": "abbr"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-n-",
        "2": "object plurality indicator"
      },
      "expansion": "-n-",
      "name": "abbr"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "IS",
        "2": "subject indicator"
      },
      "expansion": "IS",
      "name": "abbr"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The objective template V + IO + IT + -n- + IS with all the slots filled in is expected to yield a Common-Mordvinic *kunda-s-aj²-n-zə (using кундамс (kundams) as an example) \"he/she/it caught them.\" In Erzya this produced кундынзе (kundïnze) and in Moksha — кундазень (kundazeń). The Erzya suffix preserves the object plurality marker -n-, Moksha does not. A false subject marker (Serebrennikov uses the word ложный (ložnyj)) -нь (-ń) is added to the Moksha suffix.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-zeń",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mdf",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-зень • (-zeń)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Moksha",
  "lang_code": "mdf",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Erzya terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Moksha entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "objective conjugation ending indicating that he/she/it carried out actions involving a plural 3rd person object"
      ],
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      "related": [
        {
          "english": "he/she/it carried out actions involving a singular 3rd person object",
          "roman": "-ze",
          "word": "-зе"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-зень"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "V",
        "2": "verb stem"
      },
      "expansion": "V",
      "name": "abbr"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "IO",
        "2": "object indicator"
      },
      "expansion": "IO",
      "name": "abbr"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "IT",
        "2": "temporal indicator"
      },
      "expansion": "IT",
      "name": "abbr"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-n-",
        "2": "object plurality indicator"
      },
      "expansion": "-n-",
      "name": "abbr"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "IS",
        "2": "subject indicator"
      },
      "expansion": "IS",
      "name": "abbr"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The objective template V + IO + IT + -n- + IS with all the slots filled in is expected to yield a Common-Mordvinic *kunda-s-aj²-n-zə (using кундамс (kundams) as an example) \"he/she/it caught them.\" In Erzya this produced кундынзе (kundïnze) and in Moksha — кундазень (kundazeń). The Erzya suffix preserves the object plurality marker -n-, Moksha does not. A false subject marker (Serebrennikov uses the word ложный (ložnyj)) -нь (-ń) is added to the Moksha suffix.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-zeń",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mdf",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-зень • (-zeń)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Moksha",
  "lang_code": "mdf",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "he/she/it carried out actions involving a singular 3rd person object",
      "roman": "-ze",
      "word": "-зе"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Erzya terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "Moksha entries with incorrect language header",
        "Moksha lemmas",
        "Moksha suffixes",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for pronunciation in Moksha entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "objective conjugation ending indicating that he/she/it carried out actions involving a plural 3rd person object"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-зень"
}

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