илык

Erzya

Etymology

Cognates may include the element аль- (aľ-) in Moksha альбе (aľbe, “power”). It is unclear if there is a connection with -вал (-val) in Erzya вий-вал (vij-val) or with -ал- (-al-) in Tundra Nenets [script needed] (ŋaleko, “very big in size”) (appears similar to Turkic, cf. Tatar олы (olı, “older, big”)). Eastern Mari ал (al, “bodily strength”) is usually explained as deriving from Chuvash хал (hal, “power”) or Tatar хал (xal, “power”).^[1]

Pronunciation

This entry needs an audio pronunciation. If you are a native speaker with a microphone, please record this word. The recorded pronunciation will appear here when it's ready.

Noun

илык • (ilik)

(uncountable) power

Declension

Indefinite declension of илык (илык type)

	singular	plural
nominative	илык (ilik)	—
genitive	илыкень (ilikeń)	—
dative	илыкнэнь (ilikneń)	—
ablative	илыктэ (ilikte)	—
inessive	илыксэ (ilikse)	—
elative	илыкстэ (ilikste)	—
illative	илыкс (iliks)	—
prolative	илыкка (ilikka)	—
translative	илыккс (ilikks)	—
comparative	илыкшка (ilikška)	—
abessive	илыктеме (ilikťeme)	—

References

B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “илык”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN

^ Veršinin, V. I. (2004) Этимологический словарь мордовских (эрзянского и мокшанского) языков [Etymological dictionary of Mordvinic (Erzya and Moksha) languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Joškar Ola, page 85

[1] Veršinin, V. I. (2004) Этимологический словарь мордовских (эрзянского и мокшанского) языков [Etymological dictionary of Mordvinic (Erzya and Moksha) languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Joškar Ola, page 85

[1]