изи

Eastern Mari

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iˈzi/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: изи

Adjective

изи • (izi) (comparative изирак, superlative эн изи)

  1. small, little
  2. young, little, small
  3. short, little, not tall
  4. narrow
  5. shallow, not deep
  6. weak, gentle, light
  7. short, not long
  8. little, small (not having many members or elements)
  9. insignificant, unimportant
  10. (derogatory) petty

Noun

изи • (izi)

  1. child, small child

Declension

Declension of изи
singular plural
nominative изи (izi) изи-влак (izi-vlak)
accusative изим (izim) изи-влакым (izi-vlakym)
genitive изин (izin) изи-влакын (izi-vlakyn)
dative изилан (izilan) изи-влаклан (izi-vlaklan)
comitative изиге (izige) изи-влакге (izi-vlakge)
comparative изила (izila) изи-влакла (izi-vlakla)
inessive изиште (izište) изи-влакыште (izi-vlakyšte)
illative short изиш (iziš) изи-влакыш (izi-vlakyš)
long изишке (iziške) изи-влакышке (izi-vlakyške)
lative изиэш (izieš) изи-влакеш (izi-vlakeš)
Possessed forms of изи
singular plural
1st person изиэм (iziem) изина (izina)
2nd person изиэт (iziet) изида (izida)
3rd person изиже (iziže) изишт (izišt)

Derived terms

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References

  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “изи”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna
  • Abramova et al. ((Can we date this quote?)) “изи”, in Slovarʹ Marijskovo Jazyka [A Dictionary of the Mari Language], Yoshkar-Ola: Марийское книжное издательство

Russian

Etymology

From English easy.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): [ɪzʲɪ]

Adjective

и́зи • (ízi) (indeclinable)

  1. (colloquial) easy

Adverb

изи • (izi)

  1. (colloquial) easily, easy