Мокша

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Etymology

The name of the river is speculated to derive from a language of Baltic extraction. First attested use in early 12th century, William of Rubruck mentions Moksha as (Russian translation) Моксель (Mokselʹ).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Мо́кша • (Mókša) f inan (genitive Мо́кши)

  1. A river in Mordovia and Penza, Nizhny Novgorod and Ryazan Oblasts, Russia
    Synonym: Йов (Jov)
  2. Several settlements in Mordovia, Tatarstan and Samara Oblast, Russia

Declension

Declension of Мо́кша (anim fem-form sibilant-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative Мо́кша
Mókša 		Мо́кши
Mókši
genitive Мо́кши
Mókši 		Мо́кш
Mókš
dative Мо́кше
Mókše 		Мо́кшам
Mókšam
accusative Мо́кшу
Mókšu 		Мо́кш
Mókš
instrumental Мо́кшей, Мо́кшею
Mókšej, Mókšeju 		Мо́кшами
Mókšami
prepositional Мо́кше
Mókše 		Мо́кшах
Mókšax

References

  • Pospelov, Yevgeny (1998) “Мокша”, in Ageeva, Ruf, editor, Географические названия мира. Топологический словарь (in Russian), Moscow: ACT, Астрель, →ISBN
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