Moksha edit

Etymology edit

Morphologically from тонафтомс (tonaftoms, to teach) +‎ (-i, [agentive suffix]).

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

тонафты (tonafti)

  1. third-person singular present indicative of тонафтомс (tonaftoms)

Noun edit

тонафты (tonafti)

  1. teacher
    • O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN
      тонафты, -хть учитель
      tonafti , -hť učiťeľ
      teacher teacher [in Russian]
      Казьса седи ваксста тонафтыезенди.
      Kaźsa śeďi vakssta tonaftijeźenďi .
      I gift this from all my heart to my teacher.

Declension edit