ёнкс
Erzya
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
ён (jon, “side”) + -кс (-ks, nominalizing suffix)
Noun
ёнкс • (jonks)
- direction, quarter, compass point
- пелеве ёнкс ― peleve jonks ― North
- side
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (...) |
ёнкс (jonks) | ёнкст (jonkst) |
| genitive (of ...) |
ёнксонь (jonksoń) | — |
| dative (to ...) |
ёнкснэнь (jonksnëń) | — |
| ablative (than ...) |
ёнксдо (jonksdo) | — |
| inessive (in ...) |
ёнкссо (jonksso) | — |
| elative (out of ...) |
ёнкссто (jonkssto) | — |
| illative (into ...) |
ёнксс (jonkss) | — |
| prolative (through ...) |
ёнксга (jonksga) | — |
| translative (becoming ...) |
ёнкскс (jonksks) | — |
| comparative (like ...) |
ёнксшка (jonksška) | — |
| abessive (without ...) |
ёнкстомо (jonkstomo) | — |
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (...) |
ёнксось (jonksoś) | ёнкстнэ (jonkstnë) |
| genitive (of ...) |
ёнксонть (jonksonť) | ёнкстнэнь (jonkstnëń) |
| dative (to ...) |
ёнксонтень (jonksonteń) | ёнкстнэнень (jonkstnëneń) |
| ablative (than ...) |
ёнксдонть (jonksdonť) | ёнкстнэде (jonkstnëde) |
| inessive (in ...) |
ёнкссонть (jonkssonť) | ёнкстнэсэ (jonkstnësë) |
| elative (out of ...) |
ёнксстонть (jonksstonť) | ёнкстнэстэ (jonkstnëstë) |
| illative (into ...) |
ёнксонтень (jonksonteń) | ёнкстнэс (jonkstnës) |
| prolative (through ...) |
ёнксванть (jonksvanť) | ёнкстнэва (jonkstnëva) |
| translative (becoming ...) |
— | — |
| comparative (like ...) |
ёнксошканть (jonksoškanť) | ёнкстнэшка (jonkstnëška) |
| abessive (without ...) |
ёнксвтомонть (jonksvtomonť) | ёнкстнэвтеме (jonkstnëvteme) |
Alternative forms
- ёнс (jons)
See also
compass points: ёнкст (jonkst): [edit]
| пелеве (peleve) | ||
| чивалгома (čivalgoma) | чилисема (čilisema) | |
| пелечи (peleči) |
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Mordvinic *joŋks, from Proto-Uralic *joŋse (“bow”). Cognates include Finnish jousi, Northern Sami juoksa, Northern Mansi ё̄вт (ë̄vt), Hungarian íj.
Noun
ёнкс • (jonks)
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (...) |
ёнкс (jonks) | ёнкст (jonkst) |
| genitive (of ...) |
ёнксонь (jonksoń) | — |
| dative (to ...) |
ёнкснэнь (jonksnëń) | — |
| ablative (than ...) |
ёнксдо (jonksdo) | — |
| inessive (in ...) |
ёнкссо (jonksso) | — |
| elative (out of ...) |
ёнкссто (jonkssto) | — |
| illative (into ...) |
ёнксс (jonkss) | — |
| prolative (through ...) |
ёнксга (jonksga) | — |
| translative (becoming ...) |
ёнкскс (jonksks) | — |
| comparative (like ...) |
ёнксшка (jonksška) | — |
| abessive (without ...) |
ёнкстомо (jonkstomo) | — |
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (...) |
ёнксось (jonksoś) | ёнкстнэ (jonkstnë) |
| genitive (of ...) |
ёнксонть (jonksonť) | ёнкстнэнь (jonkstnëń) |
| dative (to ...) |
ёнксонтень (jonksonteń) | ёнкстнэнень (jonkstnëneń) |
| ablative (than ...) |
ёнксдонть (jonksdonť) | ёнкстнэде (jonkstnëde) |
| inessive (in ...) |
ёнкссонть (jonkssonť) | ёнкстнэсэ (jonkstnësë) |
| elative (out of ...) |
ёнксстонть (jonksstonť) | ёнкстнэстэ (jonkstnëstë) |
| illative (into ...) |
ёнксонтень (jonksonteń) | ёнкстнэс (jonkstnës) |
| prolative (through ...) |
ёнксванть (jonksvanť) | ёнкстнэва (jonkstnëva) |
| translative (becoming ...) |
— | — |
| comparative (like ...) |
ёнксошканть (jonksoškanť) | ёнкстнэшка (jonkstnëška) |
| abessive (without ...) |
ёнксвтомонть (jonksvtomonť) | ёнкстнэвтеме (jonkstnëvteme) |
References
- B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “ёнкс”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
- Entry #190 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.