мокша
Moksha
Etymology
From Russian Мокша (Mokša, “Moksha River”).[1] The name of the river is speculated to derive from a language of Baltic extraction.[2] First attested use in early 12th century, William of Rubruck mentions Moksha as (Russian translation) Моксель (Mokselʹ).[3]
Pronunciation
Noun
мокша • (mokša)
- Moksha (a person of Moksha ethnicity)
- O. Je. Poljakov (1995) Učimsja govoritʹ po-mokšanski [Let's learn to speak Moksha], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN
- Коса тячи аньцек аф эряйхть мокшетне и эрзятне (..)
- Kosa ťači ańćek af eŕajhť mokšetńe i erźatńe (..)
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- O. Je. Poljakov (1995) Učimsja govoritʹ po-mokšanski [Let's learn to speak Moksha], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN
Declension
Indefinite declension of мокша
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | мокша (mokša) | мокшет (mokšet) |
| genitive | мокшень (mokšeń) | — |
| dative | мокшенди (mokšenďi) | — |
| ablative | мокшеда (mokšeda) | — |
| inessive | мокшеса (mokšesa) | — |
| elative | мокшеста (mokšesta) | — |
| illative | мокшес (mokšes) | — |
| prolative | мокшева (mokševa) | — |
| comparative | мокшешка (mokšeška) | — |
| translative | мокшекс (mokšeks) | — |
| abessive | мокшефтома (mokšeftoma) | — |
| causative | мокшенкса (mokšenksa) | — |
Definite declension of мокша
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | мокшесь (mokšeś) | мокшетне (mokšetńe) |
| genitive | мокшеть (mokšeť) | мокшетнень (mokšetńeń) |
| dative | мокшети (mokšeťi) | мокшетненди (mokšetńenďi) |
Derived terms
- мокшень (mokšeń)
- мокшень кяль (mokšeń käľ)
- мокшава (mokšava)
References
- ^ Veršinin, V. I. (2005) Этимологический словарь мордовских (эрзянского и мокшанского) языков [Etymological dictionary of Mordvinic (Erzya and Moksha) languages] (in Russian), volume 3, Joškar Ola, page 257
- ^ E. M. Pospelov (2002) Geografičeskije nazvanija mira: TOPONIMIČJeSKIJ SLOVARʹ, Moskva: Russkije slovari, Astrelʹ, ACT, →ISBN, page 272
- ^ O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN, page 3