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”)).
вирь • (viŕ)
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) | — |
From Proto-Mordvinic *viŕə, from Proto-Uralic *wäre (“edge, border, side”). Cognates include Erzya вирь (viŕ).
вирь • (viŕ)
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) |