туртов

Erzya

Etymology

From [Early] Proto-Mordvinic *turta + *-v~*-ŋ (lative case suffix). Likely borrowed from Proto-Baltic *turta-, whence Latvian turta (“fortune, property”), Lithuanian turtas (“wealth, property”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /turtow/, IPA^(key): /turtov/

Postposition

туртов • (turtov)

1. to, for

   эрямонь туртов паро тарка ― eŕamoń turtov paro tarka ― a suitable place to live

   • 1910, Makar Evsevievich Evseviev, Gospoda nashego Iisusa Hrista Svjatoe Evangelie ot Matfeja, Marka, Luki i Ioanna na mordovskom jazyke‎^[1], page 285:

     Сынь мерьсть вейкест-вейкест туртов: а сезнесынек сонзэ, а кисэнзэ каятанок жеребей, кинень саты.

     Siń meŕśť vejkest-vejkest turtov : a śeźńesińek sonze, a kisenze kajatanok žeŕebej, kińeń sati.

     “Let’s not tear it,” they said to one another. “Let’s decide by lot who will get it.”

References

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