минь
Erzya
Etymology
From Proto-Mordvinic *miń, inherited from Proto-Uralic *me + *-nɜ. Cognates include Moksha минь (miń), Finnish me, Estonian meie, Lule Sami mij, Western Mari мӓ (mä), Komi-Zyrian ми (mi), Hungarian mi, Tundra Nenets маняˮ (manyaq).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
минь • (miń)
- (first person plural) we
- Ёвтак, вечкевиксэм, зярдо минь нетяно одов?
- Jovtak, večkeviksem, źardo miń ńeťano odov?
- Say honey, when will we see each other again?
See also
| Erzya personal pronouns | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| 1st person | мон (mon) | минь (miń) |
| 2nd person | тон (ton) | тынь (tiń) |
| 3rd person | сон (son) | сынь (siń) |
References
- ^ “meie”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
- ^ минь (miń) in Álgu-tietokanta, Kotimaisten kielten keskus
Moksha
Etymology
Of Proto-Uralic origin. Cognates include Erzya минь (miń), Northern Sami mī, Finnish me, Eastern Mari ме (me), Western Mari мӓ (mä), Komi-Zyrian ми (mi), Udmurt ми (mi), Hungarian mi, Tundra Nenets маняˮ (manyaq), Northern Selkup ме (mje).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
минь • (miń)
Pronoun
минь • (miń)
- (first person plural) we
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | мон (mon) | минь (miń) |
| genitive | монь (moń) | минь (miń) |
| dative | тейне (ťejńe) | тейнек (ťejńek) |
| ablative | мондедон (monďedon) | миндедонк (minďedonk) |
| inessive | моньцон (mońcon) | миньцонк (mińconk) |
| elative | моньцтон (mońcton) | миньцтонк (mińctonk) |
| illative | — | — |
| prolative | — | — |
| comparative | моньшкан (mońškan) | миньшканк (mińškank) |
| translative | — | — |
| abessive | моньфтемон (mońfťemon) | миньфтемонк (mińfťemonk) |
| causative | — | — |
The meaning of the missing cases is conveyed by the personal pronoun in genitive and the relevant postposition, for example, монь инксон (moń inkson, “because of me”) for causative.
Pronoun
минь • (miń)
- (first person plural possessive) our
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | миннет (minńet) |
| genitive | минь (miń) | — |
| dative | — | — |
| ablative | миннеда (minńeda) | — |
| inessive | миннеса (minńesa) | — |
| elative | миннеста (minńesta) | — |
| illative | миннес (minńes) | — |
| prolative | миннева (minńeva) | — |
| comparative | миннешка (minńeška) | — |
| translative | миннекс (minńeks) | — |
| abessive | миннефтома (minńeftoma) | — |
| causative | минненкса (minńenksa) | — |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | миннесь (minńeś) | миннетне (minńetńe) |
| genitive | миннеть (minńeť) | миннетнень (minńetńeń) |
| dative | миннети (minńeťi) | миннетненди (minńetńenďi) |
Derived terms
- минцень (minćeń)
References
- ^ “meie”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
- ^ минь (miń) in Álgu-tietokanta, Kotimaisten kielten keskus
Further reading
- Indefinite and definite paradigms of минь (miń) in O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik , Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN, page 19
- Indefinite and definite paradigms of монь (moń) in O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik , Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN, page 21
Mongolian
| Mongolian | Cyrillic |
|---|---|
| ᠮᠢᠨᠢ (mini) | минь (minʹ) |
Etymology
Compare also Buryat -мни (-mni, after a vowel), -м (-m, after a vowel), -ни (-ni, after a consonant); Kalmyk -м (-m).
Pronunciation
Particle
минь • (minʹ)
- The first-person singular possessive particle, placed after a noun or its suffixes of number and case.
Related terms
- миний (minii, “my”, first-person singular possessive determiner)