лӱм

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Eastern Mari

Etymology

From Proto-Mari *lü̆m, from Proto-Uralic *nime. Cognate with Western Mari лӹм (lÿm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lym/
  • Rhymes: -ym
  • Hyphenation: лӱм

Noun

лӱм (lüm)

  1. name
    Альберт Эйнштейнын лӱмжӧ тӱня мучко палыме
    Aĺbert ejnštejnyn lümžö tüńa mučko palyme
    Albert Einstein's name is known around the world
  2. name, title (e.g., of a book)
  3. rank, title
  4. nickname
  5. (figuratively) name, merit, regard, reputation, honor/honour, authority, dignity
  6. (figuratively) appearances, pretense/pretence
  7. soul (men in agricultural system subject to special taxes and having the right to own land)

Declension

Declension of лӱм
singular plural
nominative лӱм (lüm) лӱм-влак (lüm-vlak)
accusative лӱмым (lümym) лӱм-влакым (lüm-vlakym)
genitive лӱмын (lümyn) лӱм-влакын (lüm-vlakyn)
dative лӱмлан (lümlan) лӱм-влаклан (lüm-vlaklan)
comitative лӱмге (lümge) лӱм-влакге (lüm-vlakge)
comparative лӱмла (lümla) лӱм-влакла (lüm-vlakla)
inessive лӱмыштӧ (lümyštö) лӱм-влакыште (lüm-vlakyšte)
illative (short) лӱмыш (lümyš) лӱм-влакыш (lüm-vlakyš)
illative (long) лӱмышкӧ (lümyškö) лӱм-влакышке (lüm-vlakyške)
lative лӱмеш (lümeš) лӱм-влакеш (lüm-vlakeš)
Possessed forms of лӱм
singular plural
1st person лӱмем (lümem) лӱмна (lümna)
2nd person лӱмет (lümet) лӱмда (lümda)
3rd person лӱмжӧ (lümžö) лӱмышт (lümyšt)

References

  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “лӱм”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna