Editing Erzya language (section)

=== Nouns ===
Nouns are inflected for [[grammatical case|case]], [[grammatical number|number]], [[definiteness]] and [[possession (linguistics)|possessor]]. Erzya distinguishes twelve cases (here illustrated with the noun {{lang|myv|мода}} {{transliteration|myv|moda}} "ground, earth"). Number is systematically distinguished only with definite nouns; for indefinite nouns and nouns with a possessive suffix, only the nominative case has a distinct plural.<ref name="Zaicz" /><ref name="Saarinen" />

{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|-
! rowspan="2" | Case 
! colspan="2" | Indefinite 
! colspan="2" | Definite 
! colspan="2" | {{gcl|1SG}} possessive
! {{gcl|2SG}} possessive
! colspan="2" | {{gcl|3SG}} possessive
|-
! singular !! plural !! singular !! plural !! singular !! plural !! singular/plural !! singular !! plural
|-
| [[nominative case|nominative]]
| мода <br /> ''moda'' || мода-т <br /> ''moda-t'' || мода-сь <br /> ''moda-ś'' || мода-тне <br /> ''moda-tńe'' || rowspan="3" | мода-м <br /> ''moda-m'' || rowspan="3" | мода-н <br /> ''moda-n'' || rowspan="3" | мода-т <br /> ''moda-t'' || rowspan="3" | мода-зo <br /> ''moda-zo'' || rowspan="3" | мода-нзo <br /> ''moda-nzo''
|-
| [[genitive case|genitive]]
| colspan="2" | мода-нь <br /> ''moda-ń'' || мода-нть <br /> ''moda-ńt́'' || мода-тне-нь <br /> ''moda-tńe-ń''
|-
| [[dative case|dative]]/[[allative case|allative]]
| colspan="2" | мода-нень <br /> ''moda-ńeń'' || мода-нтень <br /> ''moda-ńt́eń'' || мода-тне-нень <br /> ''moda-tńe-ńeń''
|-
| [[inessive case|inessive]]
| colspan="2" | мода-со <br /> ''moda-so'' || мода-сонть <br /> ''moda-sońt́'' || мода-тне-сэ <br /> ''moda-tńe-se'' || colspan="2" | мода-со-н <br /> ''moda-so-n'' || мода-со-т <br /> ''moda-so-t'' || colspan="2" | мода-со-нзo <br /> ''moda-so-nzo''
|-
| [[elative case|elative]]
| colspan="2" |  мода-сто <br /> ''moda-sto'' || мода-стонть <br /> ''moda-stońt́'' || мода-тне-стэ <br /> ''moda-tńe-ste'' || colspan="2" |  мода-сто-н <br /> ''moda-sto-n''  || мода-сто-т <br /> ''moda-sto-t'' || colspan="2" |  мода-сто-нзo <br /> ''moda-sto-nzo'' 
|-
| [[illative case|illative]]
| colspan="2" | мода-с <br /> ''moda-s'' ||  мода-нтень <br /> ''moda-ńt́eń'' || мода-тне-с <br /> ''moda-tńe-s'' || colspan="2" | мода-з-oн <br /> ''moda-z-on'' || мода-з-oт <br /> ''moda-z-ot'' || colspan="2" | мода-з-oнзo <br /> ''moda-z-onzo'' 
|-
| [[prolative case|prolative]]
| colspan="2" | мода-ва <br /> ''moda-va'' || мода-ванть <br /> ''moda-vańt́'' || мода-тне-ва <br /> ''moda-tńe-va'' || colspan="2" | мода-ва-н <br /> ''moda-va-n'' || мода-ва-т <br /> ''moda-va-t'' || colspan="2" | мода-ва-нзo <br /> ''moda-va-nzo'' 
|-
| [[ablative case|ablative]]
| colspan="2" | мода-до <br /> ''moda-do'' || мода-донть <br /> ''moda-dońt́'' || мода-тне-дe <br /> ''moda-tńe-d́e'' || colspan="2" | мода-до-н <br /> ''moda-do-n'' || мода-до-т <br /> ''moda-do-t'' || colspan="2" | мода-до-нзo <br /> ''moda-do-nzo'' 
|-
| [[lative case|lative]]
| colspan="2" | мода-в <br /> ''moda-v'' || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || colspan="2" {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || colspan="2" {{n/a}}
|-
| [[translative case|translative]]
| colspan="2" | мода-кс <br /> ''moda-ks'' || мода-ксонть <br /> ''moda-ksońt́'' || мода-тне-кс <br /> ''moda-tńe-ks'' || colspan="2" | мода-кс-oн <br /> ''moda-ks-on'' || мода-кс-oт <br /> ''moda-ks-ot'' || colspan="2" | мода-кс-oнзo <br /> ''moda-ks-onzo'' 
|-
| [[abessive case|abessive]]
| colspan="2" | мода-втомо <br /> ''moda-vtomo'' || мода-втомонть <br /> ''moda-vtomońt́'' || мода-тне-втеме <br /> ''moda-tńe-vt́eme'' || colspan="2" | мода-втомо-н <br /> ''moda-vtomo-n'' || мода-втомо-т <br /> ''moda-vtomo-t'' || colspan="2" | мода-втомо-нзo <br /> ''moda-vtomo-nzo'' 
|-
| [[comparative case|comparative]]
| colspan="2" | мода-шка <br /> ''moda-ška'' || мода-шканть <br /> ''moda-škańt́'' || мода-тне-шка <br /> ''moda-tńe-ška'' || colspan="2" | мода-шка-н <br /> ''moda-ška-n'' || мода-шка-т <br /> ''moda-ška-t'' || colspan="2" | мода-шка-нзo <br /> ''moda-ška-nzo''
|}

Plural possessors follow the pattern of second person singular possessors.

{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|-
! rowspan="2" | Case 
! {{gcl|1PL}}.{{gcl|POSS}}!! {{gcl|2PL}}.{{gcl|POSS}}!! {{gcl|3PL}}.{{gcl|POSS}}
|-
! singular/plural !! singular/plural !! singular/plural
|-
| [[nominative case|nominative]]
| мода-нoк <br /> ''moda-nok'' || мода-нк <br /> ''moda-nk'' || мода-ст <br /> ''moda-st''
|-
| [[inessive case|inessive]]<br /><br /> (...) 
| мода-со-нoк <br /> ''moda-so-nok'' <br /> (...) || мода-со-нк <br /> ''moda-so-nk'' <br /> (...) || мода-со-ст <br /> ''moda-so-st''<br /> (...) 
|}