-ыг

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Mongolian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Suffix

-ыг • (-yg)

  1. Marks the accusative case in the regular and hidden-n declensions:
    1. After a back vowel stem ending in the consonant б (b), в (v), д (d), з (z), л (l), м (m), н (n), п (p), р (r), с (s), т (t), ф (f), х (x) or ц (c).
      ‎архив (arxiv, “archive”) + ‎-ыг (-yg) → ‎архивыг (arxivyg)
      ‎ноос (noos, “wool”) + ‎-ыг (-yg) → ‎ноосыг (noosyg)
    2. After a back vowel stem ending in a consonant followed by a short vowel (which is supplanted).
      ‎цана (cana, “ski”) + ‎-ыг (-yg) → ‎цаныг (canyg)
      ‎хурга (xurga, “lamb”) + ‎-ыг (-yg) → ‎хургыг (xurgyg)
    3. After a back vowel stem ending in an iotated vowel.
      ‎ая (aja, “melody”) + ‎-ыг (-yg) → ‎аяыг (ajayg)

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