веле

Moksha

Веле.

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *veľə, from Proto-Uralic *wilwä (“crowd, multitude”). Cognates include Erzya веле (vele).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvʲelʲæ/
• Rhymes: -elʲæ
• Hyphenation: ве‧ле

Noun

веле • (vele)

1. village, hamlet
2. settlement

Declension

Declension of веле
		singular	plural
nominative (...)		веле vele	велет velet
genitive (of ...)		велень veleń
dative (to ...)		веленди velendi
comparative (like ...)		велешка veleška
ablative (than ...)		веледа veleda
lative (into ...)		вели veli
illative (into ...)		велес veles
inessive (in ...)		велеса velesa
elative (out of ...)		велеста velesta
prolative (through ...)		велева veleva
causative (for ...)		веленкса velenksa
translative (becoming ...)		велекс veleks
abessive (without ...)		велефтома veleftoma

Definite declension of веле
		singular	plural
nominative (...)		велесь veleś	велетне veletne
genitive (of ...)		велеть veleť	велетнень veletneń
dative (to ...)		велети veleti	велетненди veletnendi

Derived terms

(adjectives):

• велень (veleń)

(adverbs):

• веленнекс (velenneks)

References

• V. I. Shchankina (1993) “веле”, in Мокшень-рузонь валкс [Moksha-Russian dictionary], Saransk: MKI, →ISBN, page 26