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эрзя

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Erzya

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Etymology

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There are at least two hypotheses regarding the origin of the word:

In the both cases -зя (-źa) may be a noun-forming suffix (from Proto-Mordvinic *-za).

Noun

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эрзя (erźa)

  1. Erzya (a member of the ethnic group Erzya-Mordvin, closely related to the Moksha or Moksha-Mordvin).
  2. Erzya language (a Finno-Ugrian language).

Declension

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Indefinite declension of эрзя (back-vowel stem (ума) type)
case singular plural
nominative
(...)
эрзя (erźa) эрзят (erźat)
genitive
(of ...)
эрзянь (erźań)
dative
(to ...)
эрзянень (erźaneń)
ablative
(than ...)
эрзядо (erźado)
inessive
(in ...)
эрзясо (erźaso)
elative
(out of ...)
эрзясто (erźasto)
illative
(into ...)
эрзяс (erźas)
prolative
(through ...)
эрзява (erźava)
translative
(becoming ...)
эрзякс (erźaks)
comparative
(like ...)
эрзяшка (erźaška)
abessive
(without ...)
эрзявтомо (erźavtomo)

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Heikki Paasonen, Kaino Heikkilä, Martti Kahla (1990-1996) H. Paasonens Mordwinisches Wörterbuch [Heikki Paasonen's Dialect Dictionary of the Mordvinian Languages]‎[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, →ISBN