Moksha edit

Etymology edit

From вирь (viŕ, forest) +‎ -е- (-e-, [interfix]) +‎ -нь (, [genitive suffix]).

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

вирень (viŕeń)

  1. indefinite singular genitive of вирь (viŕ)

Adjective edit

вирень (viŕeń)

  1. forest, wood (relating to forests or woods)
    • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
      лесной — вирень
      ľesnoj — viŕeń
      related to forest [in Russian] — related to forest
  2. savage
    • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
      дикарь — вирень ломань
      ďikaŕ — viŕeń lomań
      a savage (person) [in Russian] — a savage person
  3. (zoology) wild (of animals or birds)
    • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
      дикий — вирень, идем
      ďikij — viŕeń , iďem
      wild [in Russian] — wild

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Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Indefinite and definite paradigms of монь (moń) in O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN, page 21