Мокша

See also: мокша

Russian

Etymology

The name of the river is speculated to derive from a language of Baltic extraction. First attested use in early 12th century, William of Rubruck mentions Moksha as (Russian translation) Моксель (Mokselʹ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmokʂə]

Proper noun

Мо́кша • (Mókša) f inan (genitive Мо́кши)

1. A river in Mordovia and Penza, Nizhny Novgorod and Ryazan Oblasts, Russia

   Synonym: Йов (Jov)

2. Several settlements in Mordovia, Tatarstan and Samara Oblast, Russia

Declension

Declension of Мо́кша (anim fem-form sibilant-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	Мо́кша Mókša	Мо́кши Mókši
genitive	Мо́кши Mókši	Мо́кш Mókš
dative	Мо́кше Mókše	Мо́кшам Mókšam
accusative	Мо́кшу Mókšu	Мо́кш Mókš
instrumental	Мо́кшей, Мо́кшею Mókšej, Mókšeju	Мо́кшами Mókšami
prepositional	Мо́кше Mókše	Мо́кшах Mókšax

References

• Pospelov, Yevgeny (1998) “Мокша”, in Ageeva, Ruf, editor, Географические названия мира. Топологический словарь [Geographic Names of the World. Toponymic Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: ACT, Астрель, →ISBN