иненсь

Erzya

Etymology

ине (ine) +‎ -нь (-ń) +‎ -сь (-ś)

The -нь (-ń) stem is possibly related to Finnish -in (superlative suffix). Compare Erzya веженсь (veženś, “the youngest”) (from веж- (vež-, “small”)).

Pronunciation

Adjective

иненсь • (inenś)

  1. elder
    иненсь цёразо ― inenś ćorazo ― his/her elder son

Declension

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References

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