From Proto-Mordvinic *veľə, from Proto-Uralic *wilwä (“crowd, multitude”). Cognates include Erzya веле (vele), Eastern Mari -влак (-vlak, plural suffix).
веле • (vele)
case | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative (...) |
веле (vele) | велет (velet) |
genitive (of ...) |
велень (veleń) | |
dative (to ...) |
веленди (velendi) | |
comparative (like ...) |
велешка (veleška) | |
ablative (than ...) |
веледа (veleda) | |
lative (into ...) |
вели (veli) | |
illative (into ...) |
велес (veles) | |
inessive (in ...) |
велеса (velesa) | |
elative (out of ...) |
велеста (velesta) | |
prolative (through ...) |
велева (veleva) | |
causative (for ...) |
веленкса (velenksa) | |
translative (becoming ...) |
велекс (veleks) | |
abessive (without ...) |
велефтома (veleftoma) |
case | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative (...) |
велесь (veleś) | велетне (veletne) |
genitive (of ...) |
велеть (veleť) | велетнень (veletneń) |
dative (to ...) |
велети (veleti) | велетненди (veletnendi) |