вирь
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Вирь.
Вирь.
Erzya
Etymology
From Proto-Mordvinic *viŕə ~ *viŕä, cognate with Moksha вирь (viŕ). Possibly a doublet of Erzya вере (vere, “up”), which is from Proto-Uralic *wäre with cognates including Estonian veer (“edge”), Finnish vieri (“side”), Lule Sami vierra, Northern Sami vierra (“ridge”).
Alternatively, from Early Proto-Mordvinic *vēri, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *vēr-i/e- (compare Latvian vēris, vēre (“a big forest, a big deciduous forest”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
вирь • (viŕ)
- forest
- тусто вирь ― tusto viŕ ― a dense forest
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (...) |
вирь (viŕ) | вирть (virť) |
| genitive (of ...) |
вирень (vireń) | — |
| dative (to ...) |
вирнень (virneń) | — |
| ablative (than ...) |
вирде (virde) | — |
| inessive (in ...) |
вирьсэ (virsë) | — |
| elative (out of ...) |
вирьстэ (virstë) | — |
| illative (into ...) |
вирес (vires) | — |
| prolative (through ...) |
вирьга (viŕga) | — |
| translative (becoming ...) |
вирекс (vireks) | — |
| comparative (like ...) |
вирьшка (viŕška) | — |
| abessive (without ...) |
виртеме (virteme) | — |
References
- ^ “veer”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
- ^ вирь (viŕ) in Álgu-tietokanta, Kotimaisten kielten keskus
- ^ Riho Grünthal. Baltic loanwords in Mordvin, p. 336-337
Further reading
- Indefinite paradigm of вирь (viŕ) in Cygankin, D. V. (1980) Grammatika mordovskix jazykov. Fonetika, grafika, orfografija, morfologija (in Russian), Saransk, page 154
Moksha
Etymology
From Proto-Mordvinic *viŕə, from Proto-Uralic *wäre (“edge, border, side”). Cognates include Erzya вирь (viŕ).
Pronunciation
Noun
вирь • (viŕ)
- forest
- Безбородов М. И. Сочиненият 1-це томсь (1939)/Тундась малаткшни
- Моразеви вирьсь (..)
- Morazevi virś (..)
- The forest starts singing(?) (..)
- Безбородов М. И. Сочиненият 1-це томсь (1939)/Тундась малаткшни
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (...) |
вирь (viŕ) | вирьхть (virxť) |
| genitive (of ...) |
вирень (vireń) | |
| dative (to ...) |
виренди (virendi) | |
| comparative (like ...) |
вирьшка (viŕška) | |
| ablative (than ...) |
вирьда (viŕda) | |
| lative (into ...) |
вири (viri) | |
| illative (into ...) |
вирьс (viŕs) | |
| inessive (in ...) |
вирьса (viŕsa) | |
| elative (out of ...) |
вирьста (viŕsta) | |
| prolative (through ...) |
вирьгя (viŕgä) | |
| causative (for ...) |
виренкса (virenksa) | |
| translative (becoming ...) |
вирькс (viŕks) | |
| abessive (without ...) |
вирьфтома (viŕftoma) | |
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (...) |
вирьсь (virś) | вирьне (virne) |
| genitive (of ...) |
вирьть (virť) | вирьнень (virneń) |
| dative (to ...) |
вирьти (virti) | вирьненди (virnendi) |
Derived terms
adjectives
- вирень (vireń)
nouns
- вирень ваны (vireń vanï)
- вирьваны (viŕvanï)