-ай
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Kildin Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *-jëj. Cognate with Northern Sami -i.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ай (-aj)
- Forms adjectives indicating an abundance of something.
Inflection
This suffix needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Moksha
Etymology 1
Perhaps related to Finnish -ja, Estonian -ja, Livonian -ji, e.g., jūoji (“drinker”).
Suffix
-ай • (-aj)
- agentive suffix
- V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ , Saransk, →ISBN
- морай
- mor aj
- singer
- V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ , Saransk, →ISBN
Etymology 2
Common Moksha adaptation of Russian -ый (-yj, adjective or attributive noun forming suffix).
Suffix
-ай • (-aj)
- 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 čisľiťeľn ajhńe
- Ordinal numbers
- O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik , Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN, page 100
Declension
Definite declension of -ай