Erzya

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric *irɜ-~*ürɜ- (to drink), whence Komi-Permyak ырӧш (yröš, kvass).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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иредемс (iŕeďems) (present иреди, past иредсь)

  1. to get drunk
    Сон шождасто иреди.
    Son šoždasto iŕeďi .
    He/she gets drunk easily.
  2. to be poisoned by fumes

Derived terms

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References

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  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “иредемс”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Entry #154 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.