Definition of Mordvin in English:
Mordvin
(also Mordva)
nounPlural Mordvins, Plural Mordva ˈmɔːdvɪn
1A member of a non-Russian people inhabiting Mordvinia.
Example sentencesExamples
- The number of Mordvins and their knowledge of their mother tongue began to decrease in 1939.
- There are about 1.2 million Mordvins living in Mordva, Russia.
- The traditional homeland of the Mordvins are the Moksha and Sura river valleys and their tributaries.
- In the lands of the Mordvins and Mari, river names of Baltic origin are quite rare.
- The territory inhabited by the Mordvins became a part of what is now considered Russia in 1552, after the defeat of the Mongol horde.
- Today the Mordvins are scattered from western Siberia to the plains and forests that border the upper Volga.
2mass noun The Finno-Ugric language of the Mordvin, which has two distinct dialects and over 1 million speakers altogether.
adjectiveMordva ˈmɔːdvɪn
Relating to the Mordvin or their language.
Example sentencesExamples
- As you can see, especially the Mordva language has dissolved into very small areas.
- The isolation of the Mordvins and their lack of access to Russian education ensured the survival of the Mordvin language, at least before 1917.
- The ancestors of Mordva people first appeared here in the mid of the first millennium of the new era.