вирь

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Erzya[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Mordvinic *viŕ, cognate with Moksha вирь (viŕ). Possibly a doublet of Erzya вере (veŕe, up), which is from Proto-Uralic *wäre with cognates including Estonian veer (edge), Finnish vieri (side)[1], Lule Sami vierra, Northern Sami vierra (ridge).[2]

Noun[edit]

вирь (viŕ)

  1. forest

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ veer in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  2. ^ вирь (viŕ) in Álgu-tietokanta, Kotimaisten kielten keskus

Further reading[edit]

  • Indefinite paradigm of вирь (viŕ) in Cygankin, D. V. (1980) Grammatika mordovskix jazykov. Fonetika, grafika, orfografija, morfologija [Mordvinic grammar] (in Russian), Saransk, page 154

Moksha[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Mordvinic *viŕ. Cognates include Erzya вирь (viŕ).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

вирь (viŕ)

  1. forest

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Indefinite and definite paradigms of вирь (viŕ) in O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN, page 11