Erzya edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mordvinic *lomań, wherein *-ń may be a noun-forming suffix. The further origin is uncertain. Sometimes compared with Proto-Samic *olmōńčë, whence Kildin Sami олмэнч (olmenč), олма (olma, person, human).

Pronunciation edit

  This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Noun edit

ломань (lomań)

  1. man (human being)
    ёроков ломаньjorokov lomańa talented person
    • 1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 27:
      Jutamsto tosto Jisus nejeź lomań, konań lemze Matvei, ozado pošlina purnamoń ikeľde.
      As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth.

Declension edit

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

References edit

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “ломань”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann (1865) Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch[1], London: Bonaparte, Louis-Lucien

Moksha edit

Noun edit

ломань (lomań)

  1. man (human being)