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Mongolian

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MongolianCyrillic
ᠳᠤ
(-du)

(-d)

Etymology 1

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Compare Proto-Tungusic *-da (lovative and dative suffix), Proto-Turkic *-da (locative and dative suffix). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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(-d)

  1. Marks the dative-locative case.
    Аав над энэ номыг өгсөн.Aav nad ene nomyg ögsön.My father gave this book to me.
Usage notes
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Equivalent to English to, at or in. Used to show the indirect object of a sentence, or to indicate the time or the place an action will happen.

Alternative forms
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Etymology 2

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MongolianCyrillic
᠊ᠳ
(-d)

(-d)

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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(-d)

  1. plural marker for a small number of nouns.
    мод (mod) (tree), модод (trees), моднууд (trees)
    морь (morʹ) (horse), морьд (horses)
    нохой (noxoj) (dog), ноход (dogs)
Usage notes
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Some words ending in н, с, р or л lose that consonant when adding this suffix.

See also
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Nivkh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Proto-Nivkh *-nt.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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(-d)

  1. (North Sakhalin, East Sakhalin) indicative mood marker for verbs
  2. (South Sakhalin) infinitive marker for verbs (see usage notes)
  3. (North Sakhalin, East Sakhalin, South Sakhalin) nominaliser (see usage notes)

Usage notes

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In South Sakhalin Nivkh, a distinction is made between this suffix, used for the infinitive, and with two other suffixes derived from the same Proto-Nivkh suffix:

As a nominaliser, forms action and result nouns, denotes the instrument or object of an action, or denotes something characterised by the attribute described by the verb (e.g. "to be green" > "verdure").

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References

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  • Fortescue, Michael (2016) Comparative Nivkh Dictionary, München: LINCOM, page 169
  • Gruzdeva, Ekaterina (1998) Nivkh, München, Newcastle: LINCOM EUROPA, page 22