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потявтомс

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Erzya

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Etymology

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A causative derivation from потя- (poťa-, “to suckle”) +‎ -вто- (-vto-) +‎ -мс (-ms).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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потявтомс • (poťavtoms) (present потявты, past потявтсь)

  1. to milk
    Сон потявты скалт.
    Son poťavtï skalt.
    She milks cows.
  2. to breastfeed
    потявтомс эйкакш ― poťavtoms ejkakš ― to breastfeed a baby

Declension

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References

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  • B. A. Serebrennikov; R. N. Buzakova; M. V. Mosin (1993), “потявтомс”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN