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Eastern Mari
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Suffix
-ын • (-yn)
- unstressed final vowel form of -н (-n)
- автор (avtor, “author”) + -ын (-yn) → авторын (avtoryn, “author's”)
Etymology 2
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Suffix
-ын • (-yn)
- unstressed final vowel form of -н (-n)
- шочмо (šočmo, “Monday”) + -ын (-yn) → шочмын (šočmyn, “on Monday”)
Derived terms
Mongolian
Etymology
From Classical Mongolian ᠤᠨ (-un) and ᠶᠢᠨ (-yin), from Middle Mongol ᠤᠨ (-un) and ᠶᠢᠨ (-yin).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iːŋ/ (making no vowel mutation to the previous syllable)
Suffix
-ын • (-yn)
- Marks the genitive case in the regular declension:
- After a back vowel stem ending in the consonant б (b), в (v), д (d), з (z), л (l), м (m), п (p), р (r), с (s), т (t), ф (f), х (x) or ц (c).
- гар (gar, “hand”) + -ын (-yn) → гарын (garyn, “hand’s, of hand”)
- After a back vowel stem ending in a consonant followed by a short vowel (which is supplanted).
- барга (barga, “Barag”) + -ын (-yn) → баргын (bargyn, “of the Barag”)
- After a back vowel stem ending in an iotated vowel.
- сая (saja, “million”) + -ын (-yn) → саяын (sajayn, “of a million”).
- Forms patronymics.
- Мөнхбаатар (Mönxbaatar, given name) + -ын (-yn) → Мөнхбаатрын (Mönxbaatryn, patronymic)
Alternative forms
Derived terms
See also
Russian
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ын • (-yn)
- Alternative form of -ин (-in): 's (possessive suffix)
- пти́ца (ptíca, “bird”) + -ын (-yn) → пти́цын (ptícyn, “bird's”)
- Тро́ица (Tróica, “Trinity”) + -ын (-yn) → Тро́ицын (Tróicyn, “Trinity”) (relational)
- Тро́ицын день ― Tróicyn denʹ ― Whitsunday
Usage notes
- This suffix is only used after ц. After all other consonants, -ин (-in) is used, even though it is pronounced like -ын (-yn) after the hushing consonants ш ж ч щ.
Declension
See also