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Abkhaz
Suffix
-и • (-i)
- and
Usage notes
Can be used with all Abkhaz words. It should be placed after all words which use it:
- аби ани ― abi ani ― father and mother
An и placed after an а will result in еи:
See also
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьjь.
Suffix
-и • (-i)
- Forms relational adjectives from certain titular nouns.
- бог (bog, “God”) + -и (-i) → бо́жи (bóži, “of God, God's”)
- враг (vrag, “enemy”) + -и (-i) → вра́жи (vráži, “of the enemy, enemy's”)
- Forms relational adjectives from nouns denoting animals.
- вълк (vǎlk, “wolf”) + -и (-i) → въ́лчи (vǎ́lči)
- пти́ца (ptíca, “bird”) + -и (-i) → пти́чи (ptíči)
- овца́ (ovcá, “sheep”) + -и (-i) → о́вчи (óvči)
- гъ́с(ка) (gǎ́s(ka), “goose”) + -и (-i) → гъ́ши (gǎ́ši)
Derived terms
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Suffix
-и • (-i)
- Appended to nouns to create verbs.
- врева (vreva) + -и (-i) → вреви (vrevi)
- дозвола (dozvola) + -и (-i) → дозволи (dozvoli)
- зрак (zrak) + -и (-i) → зрачи (zrači)
- ѕвон (dzvon) + -и (-i) → ѕвони (dzvoni)
- срам (sram) + -и (-i) → срами (srami)
- Appended to adjectives to create verbs.
- бел (bel) + -и (-i) → бели (beli)
- бистар (bistar) + -и (-i) → бистри (bistri)
- крив (kriv) + -и (-i) → криви (krivi)
- рамен (ramen) + -и (-i) → рамни (ramni)
- ќелав (ḱelav) + -и (-i) → ќелави (ḱelavi)
Derived terms
Moksha
Etymology
Perhaps related to Finnish -ja, Estonian -ja, Livonian -ji, e.g., jūoji (“drinker”).
Suffix
-и • (-i)
- agentive suffix
- V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ , Saransk, →ISBN
читатель — морафтысь, лувись- čitaťeľ — moraftiś, luv iś
- reader — reader
Declension
Definite declension of -и
Derived terms
Mongolian
Etymology
Derived from Russian -ия f (-ija, “-y, -ey, -ia, -ium”) and -ий m (-ij, “-ius”).
Pronunciation
Silent.
Suffix
-и • (-i)
- Used in place of Russian -ия (-ija) and -ий (-ij) in loanwords with stems that do not end in с (s) or ц (c).
- Alternative form: -∅
- Итали ― Itali ― Italy
- Бельги ― Belʹgi ― Belgium
- Маврики ― Mavriki ― Mauritius
Derived terms
Old Church Slavonic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *-jь.
Suffix
-и • (-i)
- Adjectival of secondary origin:
- From nouns
- грѣшьникъ (grěšĭnikŭ, “sinner”) + -и (-i) → грѣшьничь (grěšĭničĭ, “sinner's”)
- ловьць (lovĭcĭ, “hunter”) + -и (-i) → ловьчь (lovĭčĭ, “hunter's”)
- мѫченикъ (mǫčenikŭ, “martyr”) + -и (-i) → мѫченичь (mǫčeničĭ, “martyr's”)
- вьдовица (vĭdovica, “widow”) + -и (-i) → вьдовичь (vĭdovičĭ, “widow's”)
- дѣвица (děvica, “virgin, maiden”) + -и (-i) → дѣвичь (děvičĭ, “girl's”)
- агнѧ (agnę, “lamb”) + -и (-i) → агньчь (agnĭčĭ, “lamb's”)
- говѧдо (govędo, “bull, ox”) + -и (-i) → говѧждь (govęždĭ, “bovine”)
- From adjectives
- бъдръ (bŭdrŭ, “lively”) + -и (-i) → бъждр҄ь (bŭždrʹĭ, “brisk”)
- прокъ (prokŭ, “remnant”) + -и (-i) → прочь (pročĭ, “other”)
- From verbs
- лъгати (lŭgati, “to lie”) + -и (-i) → лъжь (lŭžĭ, “lie's”)
- боуꙗти (bujati, “to thrive, to rage”) + -и (-i) → боуи (bui, “immoderate”)
Usage notes
When attached to a word ending in a consonant, the -j- glide iotates the aforementioned consonant which often leads to one of the Slavic palatalizations.
Declension
Short declension of -и (soft o/a-stem)
Long declension of -и (soft o/a-stem)
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- Бояджиев, Андрей (2016) Старобългарска читанка, София