лездамс

Erzya

Alternative forms

  • лӓздамс (läzdams), лездэмс (lezdëms)

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *lezdəms, ultimately derived from Proto-Finno-Permic *lisä. Cognates include Finnish lisä (addition, increase, supplement) and Inari Sami lase (addition, increase). See Erzya лезэ (lezë).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lʲezdams/, /lʲæzdams/

Verb

лездамс • (lezdams)

  1. to help, aid, assist
    Кода тонень лездамс?
    Koda toneń lezdams ?
    How can I help you?
  2. to add

References

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “лездамс”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Entry #1383 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.