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аштемс

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Erzya

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mordvinic *äšťəms ~ *aštəms. Ultimately possibly connected to Proto-Mordvinic *äźə-, which is from Proto-Uralic *ëśe- (to exist, be located). Compare dialectal Erzya eščems and aštoms (to live).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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аштемс (aštems) (present ашти, past аштесь)

  1. to stay, be located
    Ошось ашти пандо ало.
    Ošoś ašti pando alo.
    The city is located at the foot of a mountain.
  2. to stand
    аштемс озадоaštems ozadoto sit
  3. to be down
  4. to consist of sth
    велесь ашти кавто ульцястоveleś ašti kavto ulćastothe village consists of two streets
  5. to depend on sth
    весемесь ашти минек эйстэvesemeś ašti minek ejstëeverything depends on us
  6. to wait
  7. to be awake

References

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  • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
  1. ^ Heikki Paasonen, Kaino Heikkilä, Martti Kahla (1990-1996) H. Paasonens Mordwinisches Wörterbuch [Heikki Paasonen's Dialect Dictionary of the Mordvinian Languages]‎[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, →ISBN