лезэ

Erzya

Alternative forms

  • лӓзэ (läzë)

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *lezə, inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic *lisä (growth, increase). Cognates include Moksha леза (leza), Finnish lisä, Northern Sami lassi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lʲezɛ/, /lʲæzɛ/

Noun

лезэ • (lezë)

  1. benefit, gain, advantage
    кавонькирдань лезэkavońkirdań lezëdouble benefit
  2. help
    Synonyms: лездамо (lezdamo), лезкс (lezks)

Declension

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References

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