Erzya

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Etymology

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Presumably a fossilized essive case form of тундо, with development of such kind: *tundəna → *tundna → тунда.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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тунда (tunda)

  1. in spring
    Те ульнесь ютазь иень тунда.
    Ťe uľńeś jutaź ijeń tunda .
    It was last spring.

References

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  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “тунда”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN