иредемс

Erzya

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric *irɜ-~*ürɜ- (“to drink”), whence Komi-Permyak ырӧш (yröš, “kvass”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /irʲedʲems/

Verb

иредемс • (iŕeďems) (present иреди, past иредсь)

1. to get drunk

   Сон шождасто иреди.

   Son šoždasto iŕeďi .

   He/she gets drunk easily.

2. to be poisoned by fumes

Derived terms

• adjectives: иредезь (iŕeďeź, “drunk”)

References

• B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “иредемс”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс, Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
• Entry #154 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.