мокшень

Moksha

Etymology

From мокша (mokša, “a Moksha person”) +‎ -е- (-e-, “[interfix]”) +‎ -нь (-ń, “[genitive suffix]”).

Noun

мокшень • (mokšeń)

1. singular genitive of мокша (mokša)

Noun

мокшень • (mokšəń)

1. Moksha language
   • O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN

     Эняльдян, ётафтость (ётафтк) мокшекс!

     Eńaľďan, jotaftośť (otaftk) mokšeks !

     Please (~ I would like to ask you), translate (you [pl.]) (translate (you [sg.])) [this] into [the] Moksha language!

Adjective

мокшень • (mokšəń)

1. Moksha (relating to or characteristic of the Moksha)

Usage notes

While morphologically a genitive form of мокша (mokša), Poljakov's books feature what appears to be a type of re-nominalization, wherein this inflected form is being further inflected: мокшеннеть (mokšeńńeť) (singular definite genitive), мокшеннева (mokšeńńeva) (prolative), мокшеннеса (mokšeńńesa) (inessive). Only these attested forms are shown in the declension section above, the paradigm appears to be identical to that of the possessive pronoun монь (moń) (which is also a genitive morphologically).

Declension

Indefinite declension of мокшень

	singular	plural
nominative	мокшень (mokšeń)	—
genitive	—	—
dative	—	—
ablative	—	—
inessive	мокшеннеса (mokšeńńesa)	—
elative	—	—
illative	—	—
prolative	мокшеннева (mokšeńńeva)	—
comparative	—	—
translative	—	—
abessive	—	—
causative	—	—

Definite declension of мокшень

	singular	plural
nominative	—	—
genitive	мокшеннеть (mokšeńńeť)	—
dative	—	—

Derived terms

• мокшень кяль (mokšeń käľ)