алтамс

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Erzya

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *alɜ- (to recite an incantation, cast a spell on, enchant). Cognate with Eastern Mari улдаш (uldaš, to pray).

Pronunciation

Verb

алтамс (altams) (present алты, past алтась)

  1. to promise
    • 1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 50:
      Seń kis son božamo marto altaź sonenze maksoms, meze väši.
      That he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.
  2. to devote, to dedicate

Conjugation

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References

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “алтамс”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Entry #9 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.