урозей

Erzya

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *urəźəj~*urəźəŋ, which originally meant “boar” and cognate with Finnish oras. Compare also Erzya рузей (ruźej, “boar, barrow”) and Erzya уропей (uropej, “fang, tusk”).

Noun

урозей • (uroźej)

1. (dialectal) fang, canine tooth

   Synonyms: уропей (uropej), урозей пей (uroźej pej)

2. (dated) boar

Declension

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References

• B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “урозей”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
• Heikki Paasonen, Kaino Heikkilä, Martti Kahla (1990-1996) “uroźej”, in H. Paasonens Mordwinisches Wörterbuch [Heikki Paasonen's Dialect Dictionary of the Mordvinian Languages]‎^[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, →ISBN