-ай

See also: ај, ай, яй, -ај, and Appendix:Variations of "ai"

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *-jëj. Cognate with Northern Sami -i.

Suffix

-ай (-aj)

2. Forms adjectives indicating an abundance of something.

   ‎пӣӈӈк (pīŋŋk, “wind”) + ‎-ай (-aj) → ‎пӣӈӈькай (pīŋŋ’kaj, “windy”)

Inflection

This suffix needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Kildin Sami terms suffixed with -ай (abundance)

Moksha

Etymology 1

Perhaps related to Finnish -ja, Estonian -ja, Livonian -ji, e.g., jūoji (“drinker”).

See also Moksha -ы (-i).

Suffix

-ай • (-aj)

1. agentive suffix
   • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN

     морай

     mor aj

     singer

Etymology 2

Common Moksha adaptation of Russian -ый (-yj, adjective or attributive noun forming suffix).

Suffix

-ай • (-aj)

1. suffix found in adjectives or attributive nouns borrowed from Russian
   • O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN, page 100

     Порядковай числительнайхне

     Poŕadkov aj čiśľiťeľn ajhńe

     Ordinal numbers

Declension

Definite declension of -ай

	singular	plural
nominative	-айсь (-ajś)	-айхне (-ajhńe)
genitive	-айть (-ajť)	-айхнень (-ajhńeń)
dative	-айти (-ajťi)	-айхненди (-ajhńeńďi)

Derived terms

Moksha terms suffixed with -ай