See also: пра-

Erzya edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mordvinic *pəŕä~*piŕä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *perä (hindquarters, back part of something). Cognates include Moksha пря (pŕa), Finnish perä, Livonian piera, Komi-Zyrian бӧр (bör), Western Mansi па̄р (pār).

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

пря (pŕa)

  1. head (in many senses)
    пря путомсpŕa putomsto lay down [one's] life
  2. top, peak
  3. tip, point
  4. bulb, clove
  5. roof
  6. toebox
  7. ear

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “пря”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Keresztes, László (1986) Geschichte der mordwinischen Konsonantismus II. Etymologisches Belegmaterial[1], Szeged: Studia Uralo-Altaica 26.
  • Entry #747 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.

Moksha edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *perä. Cognates include Erzya пря (pŕa), Finnish perä, Komi-Zyrian бӧр (bör), Udmurt бер (ber), Eastern Khanty пәртӓг (pərtäg), Western Mansi па̄р (pār).[1] Replaced Proto-Mordvinic *peɣə (head).

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Noun edit

пря (pŕa)

  1. (anatomy) head
    прясь
    pŕaś
    the head
    Антеннась — Унжатнень, ракообразнайхне пряса потмоёжень маряма оргатт.
    Anťennaś — Unžatńeń, rakoobraznajhńe pŕasa potmojožeń maŕama orgatt.
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Declension edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

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

Further reading edit

  • Possessive paradigm of пря (pŕa) in Nikolaj Golenkov (2009) Govorim po-mokšanski — Korxtatama mokšeks: razgovornik [Let's speak Moksha: phrasebook], Saransk: Izdatelʹskij dom «Kniga», →ISBN, page 71

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *pьrja. Cognate with Czech pře.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

пря (prjaf inan (genitive прі, uncountable)

  1. (archaic) quarrel
  2. (archaic) fight

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2003), “пря”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (Н – П), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 618