ий

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See also: ии, ИИ, -ии, -ий, йи, йӣ, and її

Akkala Sami

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Etymology

From Proto-Samic *i-, from Proto-Uralic negative verb stem *e- ~ *ä- ~ *a-.

Related to Finnish ei, compare Skolt Sami ij, Kildin Sami эйй (ejj) and Northern Sami ii.

Verb

ий (ij)

  1. not

Inflection

Inflection of ий (ij)
indicative imperative
1st singular  йим (jim) -
2nd singular  йик (jik) ель (jel’), эль (el’)
3rd singular  ий (ij) -
1st plural  епь (jep’) -
2nd plural  еппе (jepp’e) йилли (jilli)
3rd plural  е (je), ет (jet), еть (jet’) -

Further reading

  • P. M. Zajkov (1987) G. M. Kert, editor, Бабинский диалект саамского языка (фонолого-морфологическое исследование) [Babin dialect of the Sami language], Petrozavodsk: Карельский филиал АН СССР; Институт языка, литературы и истории, pages 156-159

Eastern Mari

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Uralic *ikä.

Noun

ий (ij)

  1. year
    2011-ше ий
    2011-še ij
    the year 2011
Declension

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Etymology 2

From Proto-Uralic *jäŋe.

Noun

ий (ij)

  1. ice
    тавыште вичкыжын ий налын
    tavyšte vičkyžyn ij nalyn
    there is a thin layer of ice in the well
  2. icicle
Declension

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Etymology 3

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Noun

ий (ij)

  1. chisel
    аҥысыр ий
    aŋysyr ij
    narrow chisel
Declension

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References

  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “ий”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Russian

Pronunciation

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Noun

ий (ijn inan (indeclinable)

  1. (rare) Name of the letter Й (J), й (j), normally called и́ кра́ткое (í krátkoje)

Tundra Nenets

Etymology

From Proto-Samoyedic *wiŋə, from Proto-Uralic *wäŋew.

Pronunciation

Noun

ий (yiy°)

  1. son-in-law

References