веле

Moksha

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *veľə, from Proto-Uralic *wilwä (crowd, multitude). Cognates include Erzya веле (vele), Eastern Mari -влак (-vlak, plural suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvʲelʲæ/
  • Rhymes: -elʲæ
  • Hyphenation: ве‧ле

Noun

веле • (vele)

  1. village, hamlet
  2. settlement

Declension

Declension of веле (vele)
case singular plural
nominative
(...)
веле (vele) велет (velet)
genitive
(of ...)
велень (veleń)
dative
(to ...)
веленди (velendi)
comparative
(like ...)
велешка (veleška)
ablative
(than ...)
веледа (veleda)
lative
(into ...)
вели (veli)
illative
(into ...)
велес (veles)
inessive
(in ...)
велеса (velesa)
elative
(out of ...)
велеста (velesta)
prolative
(through ...)
велева (veleva)
causative
(for ...)
веленкса (velenksa)
translative
(becoming ...)
велекс (veleks)
abessive
(without ...)
велефтома (veleftoma)
Definite declension of веле (vele)
case singular plural
nominative
(...)
велесь (veleś) велетне (veletne)
genitive
(of ...)
велеть (veleť) велетнень (veletneń)
dative
(to ...)
велети (veleti) велетненди (veletnendi)

Derived terms

adjectives
adverbs

References

  • V. I. Shchankina (1993) “веле”, in Мокшень-рузонь валкс [Moksha-Russian dictionary], Saransk: MKI, →ISBN, page 26