конёв

Erzya

Конёвт столь лангсо.

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps related to Hungarian könyv (“book”), Proto-Slavic *kъňiga and hypothetical Proto-Turkic *küinig; see there for a discussion of possible ultimate origins.

Noun

конёв • (końov)

1. paper

   Сон ловнызе конёв лангсто.

   Son lovnïze końov langsto.

   He read [it] from a piece of paper.

2. document, certificate

   чачонь кемекстамо конёв ― čačoń kemekstamo końov ― identification document

   • 1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 14:

     Isťaže jovtaź uli: ki javovi es ninze marto, maksozo tenze noldamo końov.

     It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’

Declension

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References

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