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Mordvin

adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to Mordovia (Mordvinia) or its people or culture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

name

Meaning 2

A branch of the Finno-Ugric language group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Any of the people who speak this language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

the Finnic language spoken by the Mordvinians

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Mordva, Mordvinian

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Volgaic

5

noun

Meaning 5

a member of the agricultural people living in the central Volga provinces of European Russia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Mordva, Mordvinian

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Russian

History

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: mordva — language
  • German: Mordwinisch — language
  • Hungarian: mordvin — language
  • Polish: język mordwiński — language
  • Finnish: mordvalainen — member of the Mordvin people
  • German: Mordwine — member of the Mordvin people
  • German: Mordwinin — member of the Mordvin people
  • Hungarian: mordvin — member of the Mordvin people
  • Polish: Mordwin — member of the Mordvin people
  • Polish: Mordwinka — member of the Mordvin people