Erzya edit

 
Локсей.

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mordvinic *lokśťəj~*lokśťəŋ, inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric *joŋkće. Cognates include Moksha локсти (loksťi), Finnish joutsen, Northern Sami njukča, Eastern Mari йӱксӧ (jüksö), Komi-Permyak юсь (juś).

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

локсей (lokśej)

  1. swan
    ашо локсейašo lokśejwhite swan

Declension edit

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References edit

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “локсей”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Entry #189 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.