васта

Erzya

Etymology

Related to вастомс (vastoms, to meet). Ultimately probably from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *wasta (a place opposite or across), whence Moksha васта (vasta), Finnish vasta-, Estonian vast, Livonian vast, Northern Sami vuostá, Eastern Mari ваштареш (vaštareš).

Pronunciation

Noun

васта • (vasta)

  1. spouse, one's husband or wife

Declension

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

References

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “васта”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Entry #1692 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.

Moksha

Etymology

Cognate with Estonian vast. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɑstɑ/[1]

Noun

васта • (vasta)

  1. place
  2. bed
  3. area

Declension

Indefinite declension of васта
singular plural
nominative васта (vasta) вастт (vastt)
genitive вастонь (vastoń)
dative вастонди (vastondi)
ablative вастта (vastta)
inessive вастса (vastsa)
elative вастста (vaststa)
illative вастс (vasts)
prolative вастова (vastova)
comparative вастошка (vastoška)
translative вастокс (vastoks)
abessive вастфтома (vastftoma)
causative вастонкса (vastonksa)
Definite declension of васта
singular plural
nominative вастсь (vastś) васттне (vasttne)
genitive вастть (vastť) васттнень (vasttneń)
dative вастти (vastti) васттненди (vasttnendi)

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Derived terms

References

  1. ^ vastă in Heikki Paasonen, Mordwinisches Wörterbuch