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Etymology

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Morphologically from мода (moda, land; soil) +‎ -фтома (-ftoma, [abessive suffix]).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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модафтома (modaftoma)

  1. indefinite singular abessive of мода (moda)

Adjective

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модафтома (modaftoma)

  1. landless (not owning land)
    • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
      безземельный — модафтома
      beźźemeľnij — modaftoma
      landless [in Russian] — landless
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