сёвонь

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Erzya[edit]

Сёвонь.

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Mordvinic *śovəń, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śawe (clay, adobe). Akin to Finnish savi, Livonian sä’uv, Eastern Mari шун (šun), Komi-Zyrian сюн (śun), Northern Mansi [script needed] (śuĺ).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

сёвонь (śovoń)

  1. clay
    сёвонь модаśovoń modaclay soil

Declension[edit]

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References[edit]

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “сёвонь”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Entry #942 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.