медь
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Медь. 
Медь.
Erzya
Etymology
From Proto-Mordvinic *meď, from Proto-Uralic *mete. Cognate with Moksha медь (meď), Finnish mesi (mete-), Hungarian méz.
Pronunciation
Noun
медь • (meď) (uncountable)
- honey
- ламбамо теке медь ― lambamo ťeke meď ― sweet as honey
- 1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 7:
- Jartsamozo sońze uľneź salmoksoń salat i dikoi med.
- His food was locusts and wild honey.
Declension
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Synonyms
References
- B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “медь”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
- Entry #539 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
Moksha
Etymology
From Proto-Mordvinic *meď, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *mete, borrowed from an Indo-European language, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (compare Russian мёд (mjod) and English mead). Cognates include Erzya медь (meď).
Pronunciation
Noun
медь • (meď)
Declension
| Declension of медь | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative (...) |
медь meď |
метть meťť | |
| genitive (of ...) |
медень meďeń | ||
| dative (to ...) |
меденди meďeńďi | ||
| comparative (like ...) |
медьшка meďška | ||
| ablative (than ...) |
медьда meďda | ||
| lative (into ...) |
меди meďi | ||
| illative (into ...) |
медьс meďs | ||
| inessive (in ...) |
медьса meďsa | ||
| elative (out of ...) |
медьста meďsta | ||
| prolative (through ...) |
медьгя meďgä | ||
| causative (for ...) |
меденкса meďenksa | ||
| translative (becoming ...) |
медькс meďks | ||
| abessive (without ...) |
медьфтома meďftoma | ||
| Definite declension of медь | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative (...) |
медьсь meďś |
медьтне meďťńe | |
| genitive (of ...) |
медьть meďť |
медьтнень meďťńeń | |
| dative (to ...) |
медьти meďťi |
медьтненди meďťńeńďi | |
References
- V. I. Shchankina (1993) “медь”, in Мокшень-рузонь валкс [Moksha-Russian dictionary], Saransk: MKI, →ISBN, page 90
Russian
Alternative forms
- мѣдь (mědʹ) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic мѣдь (mědĭ), from Proto-Slavic *mědь.
Pronunciation
Noun
медь • (medʹ) f inan (genitive ме́ди, nominative plural ме́ди, genitive plural ме́дей, relational adjective ме́дный)
Declension
Coordinate terms
Related terms
- медяни́стый (medjanístyj)
- медно- (medno-)
- медя́нка (medjánka)
- ярь-медя́нка (jarʹ-medjánka)