атя

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See also: ата and ятя

Erzya

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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атя (aťa)

  1. elder, old man
  2. husband

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “атя”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Heikki Paasonen, Kaino Heikkilä, Martti Kahla (1990-1996) “at́a”, in H. Paasonens Mordwinisches Wörterbuch [Heikki Paasonen's Dialect Dictionary of the Mordvinian Languages]‎[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, →ISBN
  • Keresztes, László (1986) Geschichte der mordwinischen Konsonantismus II. Etymologisches Belegmaterial[2], Szeged: Studia Uralo-Altaica 26.