потявтомс

Erzya

Etymology

A causative derivation from потямс (poťams, “to suckle”) +‎ -втомс (-vtoms).

Verb

потявтомс • (poťavtoms) (present потявты, past потявтсь)

  1. to milk
    сон потявты скалт
    son poťavti skalt
    she milks the cows
  2. to breastfeed
    потявтомс эйкакшонть
    poťavtoms ejkakšonť
    to breastfeed the baby

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