Eastern Mari edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /iˈzi/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: и‧зи

Adjective edit

изи (izi) (comparative изирак, superlative эн изи)

  1. small, little
  2. young, little, small
  3. short, little, not tall
  4. narrow
  5. shallow, not deep
  6. weak, gentle, light
  7. short, not long
  8. little, small (not having many members or elements)
  9. insignificant, unimportant
  10. (derogatory) petty

Noun edit

изи (izi)

  1. child, small child

Declension edit

Declension of изи
singular plural
nominative изи (izi) изи-влак (izi-vlak)
accusative изим (izim) изи-влакым (izi-vlakym)
genitive изин (izin) изи-влакын (izi-vlakyn)
dative изилан (izilan) изи-влаклан (izi-vlaklan)
comitative изиге (izige) изи-влакге (izi-vlakge)
comparative изила (izila) изи-влакла (izi-vlakla)
inessive изиште (izište) изи-влакыште (izi-vlakyšte)
illative (short) изиш (iziš) изи-влакыш (izi-vlakyš)
illative (long) изишке (iziške) изи-влакышке (izi-vlakyške)
lative изиш (iziš) изи-влакеш (izi-vlakeš)
Possessed forms of изи
singular plural
1st person изим (izim) изина (izina)
2nd person изит (izit) изида (izida)
3rd person изиже (iziže) изишт (izišt)

Derived terms edit

nouns

References edit

  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “изи”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna
  • Abramova et al. ((Can we date this quote?)) “изи”, in Slovarʹ Marijskovo Jazyka [A Dictionary of the Mari Language], Yoshkar-Ola: Марийское книжное издательство