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Mongolian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Suffix
-ний • (-nii)
- Marks the genitive case in the hidden-n declension:
- After a front vowel stem ending in a consonant.
- хөх (xöx, “city”) + -ний (-nii) → хөхний (xöxnii, “city's”)
- After a front vowel stem ending in a long vowel, diphthong or iotated vowel.
- чинжүү (činžüü, “pepper”) + -ний (-nii) → чинжүүний (činžüünii, “of pepper”)
- After a front vowel stem ending in a consonant followed by a short vowel (which is retained).
- шилбэ (šilbe, “shin”) + -ний (-nii) → шилбэний (šilbenii, “of the shin”)
- Forms patronymics.
Alternative forms
Russian
Etymology
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Soft variant of -ный (-nyj).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ний • (-nij)
- Used to form adjectives from nouns, often relational (meaning "related to X"); a less common variant of -ный (-nyj).
- сосе́д (soséd, “neighbor”) + -ний (-nij) → сосе́дний (sosédnij, “neighboring”)
- пятиле́тие (pjatilétije, “five-year period”) + -ний (-nij) → пятиле́тний (pjatilétnij, “five-year”)
Usage notes
- When short forms exist, the short masculine singular is often missing. When present, it is -ен.
Declension
Declension of -ний (short class a)
Derived terms
Related terms
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ.
Suffix
-ний or -ни́й • (-nyj or -nýj)
- Used to form adjectives from nouns; -ish, -y.
- го́лос (hólos) + -ний (-nyj) → голосни́й (holosnýj)
Derived terms
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