-мс

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Erzya[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Mordvinic *-ms, from Proto-Uralic *-ma suffixed with *-s (illative ending) or *-ks (translative ending). According to Keresztes, via earlier *-məs.

Suffix[edit]

-мс (-ms)

  1. The first infinitive suffix.

References[edit]

  • Keresztes, László (1986) Geschichte der mordwinischen Konsonantismus II. Etymologisches Belegmaterial[1], Szeged: Studia Uralo-Altaica 26.