-ай

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See also: ај, ай, яй, -ај, and Appendix:Variations of "ai"

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *-jëj. Cognate with Northern Sami -i.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

-ай (-aj)

  2. Forms adjectives indicating an abundance of something.
    ‎пӣӈӈк (pīŋŋk, “wind”) + ‎-ай (-aj) → ‎пӣӈӈькай (pīŋŋ’kaj, “windy”)

Inflection

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Derived terms

Kildin Sami terms suffixed with -ай (abundance)

Moksha

Etymology 1

Perhaps related to Finnish -ja, Estonian -ja, Livonian -ji, e.g., jūoji (“drinker”).

Suffix

-ай • (-aj)

  1. agentive suffix
    • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ , Saransk, →ISBN
      морай
      mor aj
      singer

Etymology 2

Common Moksha adaptation of Russian -ый (-yj, adjective or attributive noun forming suffix).

Suffix

-ай • (-aj)

  1. suffix found in adjectives or attributive nouns borrowed from Russian
    • O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik , Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN, page 100
      Порядковай числительнайхне
      Poŕadkov aj čiśľiťeľn ajhńe
      Ordinal numbers
Declension
Definite declension of -ай
singular plural
nominative -айсь (-ajś) -айхне (-ajhńe)
genitive -айть (-ajť) -айхнень (-ajhńeń)
dative -айти (-ajťi) -айхненди (-ajhńeńďi)
Derived terms
Moksha terms suffixed with -ай

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