коряс

Moksha

Etymology

Illative form of коре (kore). Related to Udmurt куре (kure), Western Mari кӧра (köra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈko.rʲas/

Postposition

коряс • (koräs)

  1. [with genitive]
    1. used broadly to indicate action, typically involving movement, across a surface or across several things in a generally flat plane; across, on, along, down, up, all over, (all) around:
      уемс шудить корясujems šudiť korästo go with the flow of the river
    2. used to indicate accordance with, adherence to or judgement based on something; according to, from, by
      работамс планонь корясrabotams planoń korästo work according to plan
    3. as compared with, as opposed to, in contrast with, against
      монь корязон тон пяк одатmoń koräzon ton päk odatcompared to me you are very young

Inflection

Possessive forms of коряс (koräs)
person singular person plural
монь (moń) корязон (koräzon) минь (miń) корязонк (koräzonk)
тонь (toń) корязот (koräzot) тинь (tiń) корязонт (koräzont)
сонь (soń) корязонза (koräzonza) синь (siń) корязост (koräzost)

Coordinate terms

  • корява (koräva)

References

  • Veršinin, V. I. (2005) Этимологический словарь мордовских (эрзянского и мокшанского) языков [Etymological dictionary of Mordvinic (Erzya and Moksha) languages] (in Russian), volume II, Joškar Ola, page 166
  • B. A. Serebrennikov, A. P. Feoktistovoń, O. E. Poĺakovoń (1998) Мокшень-рузонь валкс [Moksha-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN