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Moksha
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *-n (genitive suffix). Related to Erzya -нь (-ń), Finnish -n.
Suffix
-нь • (-ń)
- genitive suffix
- V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ , Saransk, →ISBN
дамский — авань- damskij — ava ń
- ladylike, ladies' — ladylike, ladies'
женский — авань- ženskij — ava ń
- female, women's — female, women's
Usage notes
Although genitive is an inflected form in its own right, when used as a stand-alone adjective or as an attributive noun, further inflection has been documented, see, for example, мокшень (mokšeń).
Declension
Indefinite declension of -нь
Definite declension of -нь
Derived terms