неле
Eastern Mari
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]неле • (ńeĺe)
- heavy
- thick, dense, heavy
- heavy, unwieldy (movements)
- difficult, hard
- serious, severe, heavy, onerous, grave
- heavy, hard, painful, sad
- complicated, awkward (figures of speech, etc.)
- (figuratively) weighty, important
- (figuratively) heavy, close, oppressive (air, etc.)
- heavy, hard to digest (food)
- strong (alcohol)
Noun
[edit]неле • (ńeĺe)
- heavy object, weight
- difficulty, obstacle
- difficulties, trouble, hardship, misfortune, distress
Declension
[edit]| Declension of неле | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | неле (ńeĺe) | неле-влак (ńeĺe-vlak) | ||
| accusative | нелым (ńelym) | неле-влакым (ńeĺe-vlakym) | ||
| genitive | нелын (ńelyn) | неле-влакын (ńeĺe-vlakyn) | ||
| dative | нелылан (ńelylan) | неле-влаклан (ńeĺe-vlaklan) | ||
| comitative | нелыге (ńelyge) | неле-влакге (ńeĺe-vlakge) | ||
| comparative | нелыла (ńelyla) | неле-влакла (ńeĺe-vlakla) | ||
| inessive | нелыште (ńelyšte) | неле-влакыште (ńeĺe-vlakyšte) | ||
| illative (short) | нелыш (ńelyš) | неле-влакыш (ńeĺe-vlakyš) | ||
| illative (long) | нелышке (ńelyške) | неле-влакышке (ńeĺe-vlakyške) | ||
| lative | нелеш (ńeĺeš) | неле-влакеш (ńeĺe-vlakeš) | ||
| Possessed forms of неле | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| 1st person | нелем (ńeĺem) | нелына (ńelyna) | ||
| 2nd person | нелет (ńeĺet) | нелыда (ńelyda) | ||
| 3rd person | нелыже (ńelyže) | нелышт (ńelyšt) | ||
References
[edit]- J. Bradley et al. (2023) “неле”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna