Mordvin
/mordvin/ · plural Mordvinle
1. Mordvin, Mordvinian (relating to the Mordvin people or their language) — Common phrases: mordvin til "the Mordvin language", mordvin literatura "Mordvin literature", mordvin tişirıw "a Mordvin woman".
- Mordvin til — the Mordvin language
- Mordvin tişirıw — a Mordvin woman
- Mordvin literatura — Mordvin literature
2. a Mordvin (a member of the Mordvin people) — mordvinli is also used in this meaning. one source
- eki Mordvin — two Mordvins
- Mordvinleni tilleri — the Mordvins' language
- Rossiyada jaşağan Mordvinle — Mordvins living in Russia
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | MordvinmeI am Mordvin | Mordvinseyou are Mordvin | Mordvindihe is Mordvin | Mordvinbizwe are Mordvin | Mordvinsizyou all are Mordvin | Mordvindilethey are Mordvin |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden Mordvindi — "compared to me, he is Mordvin."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki Mordvindimine is Mordvin | seniki Mordvindiyours is Mordvin | anıqı Mordvindihis is Mordvin | bizniki Mordvindiours is Mordvin | sizniki Mordvindiyours (pl.) is Mordvin | alanıqı Mordvinditheirs is Mordvin |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile Mordvindilemine are Mordvin | senikile Mordvindileyours are Mordvin | anıqıla Mordvindilehis are Mordvin | biznikile Mordvindileours are Mordvin | siznikile Mordvindileyours (pl.) are Mordvin | alanıqıla Mordvindiletheirs are Mordvin |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu Mordvindi, bıla Mordvindile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Mordvinthe Mordvin | Mordvinimmy Mordvin | Mordviniŋyour Mordvin | Mordvinihis Mordvin | Mordvinibizour Mordvin | Mordvinigizyou all's Mordvin | Mordvinleritheir Mordvins |
| Genitive | Mordvinnithe Mordvin's | Mordvinimimy Mordvin's | Mordviniŋiyour Mordvin's | Mordvininihis Mordvin's | Mordvinibizniour Mordvin's | Mordvinigizniyou all's Mordvin's | Mordvinlerinitheir Mordvins' |
| Accusative | Mordvinnithe Mordvin (as the object) | Mordvinimimy Mordvin (as the object) | Mordviniŋiyour Mordvin (as the object) | Mordvininhis Mordvin (as the object) | Mordvinibizniour Mordvin (as the object) | Mordvinigizniyou all's Mordvin (as the object) | Mordvinlerintheir Mordvins (as the object) |
| Dative | Mordvinŋeto the Mordvin | Mordvinimeto my Mordvin | Mordviniŋeto your Mordvin | Mordvinineto his Mordvin | Mordvinibizgeto our Mordvin | Mordvinigizgeto you all's Mordvin | Mordvinlerineto their Mordvins |
| Locative | Mordvindein / at the Mordvin | Mordvinimdein / at my Mordvin | Mordviniŋdein / at your Mordvin | Mordvinindein / at his Mordvin | Mordvinibizdein / at our Mordvin | Mordvinigizdein / at you all's Mordvin | Mordvinlerindein / at their Mordvins |
| Ablative | Mordvindenfrom the Mordvin | Mordvinimdenfrom my Mordvin | Mordviniŋdenfrom your Mordvin | Mordvinindenfrom his Mordvin | Mordvinibizdenfrom our Mordvin | Mordvinigizdenfrom you all's Mordvin | Mordvinlerindenfrom their Mordvins |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Mordvinlethe Mordvins | Mordvinlerimmy Mordvins | Mordvinleriŋyour Mordvins | Mordvinlerihis Mordvins | Mordvinleribizour Mordvins | Mordvinlerigizyou all's Mordvins | Mordvinleritheir Mordvins |
| Genitive | Mordvinlenithe Mordvins' | Mordvinlerimimy Mordvins' | Mordvinleriŋiyour Mordvins' | Mordvinlerinihis Mordvins' | Mordvinleribizniour Mordvins' | Mordvinlerigizniyou all's Mordvins' | Mordvinlerinitheir Mordvins' |
| Accusative | Mordvinlenithe Mordvins (as the object) | Mordvinlerimimy Mordvins (as the object) | Mordvinleriŋiyour Mordvins (as the object) | Mordvinlerinhis Mordvins (as the object) | Mordvinleribizniour Mordvins (as the object) | Mordvinlerigizniyou all's Mordvins (as the object) | Mordvinlerintheir Mordvins (as the object) |
| Dative | Mordvinlegeto the Mordvins | Mordvinlerimeto my Mordvins | Mordvinleriŋeto your Mordvins | Mordvinlerineto his Mordvins | Mordvinleribizgeto our Mordvins | Mordvinlerigizgeto you all's Mordvins | Mordvinlerineto their Mordvins |
| Locative | Mordvinledein / at the Mordvins | Mordvinlerimdein / at my Mordvins | Mordvinleriŋdein / at your Mordvins | Mordvinlerindein / at his Mordvins | Mordvinleribizdein / at our Mordvins | Mordvinlerigizdein / at you all's Mordvins | Mordvinlerindein / at their Mordvins |
| Ablative | Mordvinledenfrom the Mordvins | Mordvinlerimdenfrom my Mordvins | Mordvinleriŋdenfrom your Mordvins | Mordvinlerindenfrom his Mordvins | Mordvinleribizdenfrom our Mordvins | Mordvinlerigizdenfrom you all's Mordvins | Mordvinlerindenfrom their Mordvins |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Mordvinleri can mean "his / her Mordvins", "their Mordvin", or "their Mordvins" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.