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Mongolian
Etymology 1
Compare Proto-Tungusic *-da (“lovative and dative suffix”), Proto-Turkic *-da (“locative and dative suffix”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
Suffix
-д • (-d)
- Marks the dative-locative case.
- Аав над энэ номыг өгсөн. ― Aav nad ene nomyg ögsön. ― My father gave this book to me.
Usage notes
Equivalent to English to, at or in. Used to show the indirect object of a sentence, or to indicate the time or the place an action will happen.
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Suffix
-д • (-d)
- plural marker for a small number of nouns.
- мод (mod) (tree), модод (trees), моднууд (trees)
- морь (morʹ) (horse), морьд (horses)
- нохой (noxoj) (dog), ноход (dogs)
Usage notes
Some words ending in ⟨н⟩, ⟨с⟩, ⟨р⟩ or ⟨л⟩ lose that consonant when adding this suffix.
- ноён (nojon, “prince”), ноёд (nojod, “princes, aristrocracy”)
- нөхөр (nöxör, “comrade”), нөхөд (nöxöd, “comrades”)
See also
Nivkh
Alternative forms
- -т (-t) (after a voiceless consonant)
Suffix
-д (-d)
- (Sakhalin) Indicative mood marker for verbs
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