Erzya

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mordvinic *eś, inherited from Proto-Uralic *iće~*iśe (shadow; shadow soul). Cognates include Moksha эсь (), Finnish itse, Livonian īž, Northern Sami ieš, Udmurt ачим (aćim).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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эсь ()

  1. (reflexive possessive) own
    эсь койсэ kojsein someone's own way, in a way

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Moksha

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mordvinic *iśə, from Pre-Mordvinic *ićə, inherited from Proto-Uralic *ić(ć)e (shadow; shadow soul). Cognates include Erzya эсь (), Finnish itse, Estonian ise, Livonian īž, Northern Sami ieš, Eastern Mari шке (ške), Udmurt ачим (aćim), Komi-Zyrian ачым (aćym), Northern Khanty ис (is).[1]

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /esʲ/

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Pronoun

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эсь ()

  1. (reflexive possessive) own
    • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
      эсь сельмоса
      śeľmosa
      with one's own eyes (lit. "in [one's] own eyes")
      азомс эсь мяльцень
      azoms mäľćeń
      to speak one's mind
      эстейнза мазыец
      eśťejnza mazijec
      to be one's own master (lit. "to oneself...")

Adjective

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эсь ()

  1. related by blood
    • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
      эсь, фкя веронь
      , fkä veroń
      related by blood

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Synonyms

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See also

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  • Other pronouns

References

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  1. ^ эсь () in Álgu-tietokanta, Kotimaisten kielten keskus

Further reading

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  • Paradigms of эсь () in O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN, page 20