See also: Виса and вися

Eastern Mari edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun edit

виса (visa)

  1. scale, scales, balance
  2. weight
  3. measure, measurement
  4. (economics) unit weight, specific weight
Declension edit
Declension of виса
singular plural
nominative виса (visa) виса-влак (visa-vlak)
accusative висам (visam) виса-влакым (visa-vlakym)
genitive висан (visan) виса-влакын (visa-vlakyn)
dative висалан (visalan) виса-влаклан (visa-vlaklan)
comitative висаге (visage) виса-влакге (visa-vlakge)
comparative висала (visala) виса-влакла (visa-vlakla)
inessive висаште (visašte) виса-влакыште (visa-vlakyšte)
illative (short) висаш (visaš) виса-влакыш (visa-vlakyš)
illative (long) висашке (visaške) виса-влакышке (visa-vlakyške)
lative висаш (visaš) виса-влакеш (visa-vlakeš)
Possessed forms of виса
singular plural
1st person висам (visam) висана (visana)
2nd person висат (visat) висада (visada)
3rd person висаже (visaže) висашт (visašt)
Derived terms edit
nouns

Etymology 2 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Postposition edit

виса (visa)

  1. about, around, roughly, nearly, circa, approximately
  2. as much as
Derived terms edit
adverbs

References edit

  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “виса”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ви́са (vísam inan

  1. genitive singular of вис (vis)