исень

Erzya

Etymology

Related to Erzya исяк (iśak, “yesterday”) and possibly dialectal äźk (“lately, recently”),[1] which is cognate with Finnish äsken (“just now, a while/moment ago”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

исень • (iseń)

  1. yesterday, yesterday's, yester
    исень чиде икеле ― iseń čide ikele ― the day before yesterday
  2. outdated, retrograde

References

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “исень”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  1. ^ Heikki Paasonen, Kaino Heikkilä, Martti Kahla (1990-1996) “äźk”, in H. Paasonens Mordwinisches Wörterbuch [Heikki Paasonen's Dialect Dictionary of the Mordvinian Languages]‎[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, →ISBN
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