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Pronunciation
Suffix
-ны (-nə) (dual -ыт, plural -увви)
- nominal suffix denoting a place where an action occurs or would normally occur, a place for V-ing
анутваны (spend.summer-ны)- summer camp, a place where summer is spent
емыны (draw.water-ны)- water hole, a place where one draws water
References
Belarusian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ. Cognate with Russian -ный (-nyj), Ukrainian -ний (-nyj), Polish -ny.
Suffix
-ны or -ны́ • (-ny or -ný)
- Used to form adjectives from nouns; -ish, -y.
- го́лад (hólad) + -ны (-ny) → гало́дны (halódny)
Derived terms
Mongolian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Suffix
-ны • (-ny)
- Marks the genitive case in the hidden-n declension:
- After a back vowel stem ending in a consonant.
- мод (mod, “tree”) + -ны (-ny) → модны (modny, “tree's”)
- After a back vowel stem ending in a long vowel, diphthong or iotated vowel.
- зангуу (zanguu, “anchor”) + -ны (-ny) → зангууны (zanguuny, “anchor's”)
- After a back vowel stem ending in a consonant followed by a short vowel (which is retained).
- чарга (čarga, “sledge”) + -ны (-ny) → чарганы (čargany, “sledge's”)
- Forms patronymics.
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Pronunciation
Suffix
-ны (-nə)
- Future tense suffix
- иньдь (iņd̦) + -ны (-nə) → иньныдь (iņnəd̦)