-ийн
Appearance
Mongolian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Classical Mongolian ᠦᠨ (-ün) and ᠶᠢᠨ (-yin), from Middle Mongol ᠦᠨ (-ün) and ᠶᠢᠨ (-yin).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /iːŋ/ (making a back-vowel mutation to the previous syllable: /a/ to /ɛ/, /ɔ/ to /ɵ/, /ʊ/ to /ʏ/)
Suffix
[edit]-ийн • (-iin)
- Marks the genitive case in the regular declension:
- After a front vowel stem ending in a consonant other than н (n).
- After a front vowel stem ending in a consonant followed by a short vowel (which is supplanted).
- After a front vowel stem ending in an iotated vowel.
- After a front or back vowel stem ending in ь (ʹ) or и (i) (which is supplanted).
- After a front or back vowel stem ending in the consonant г (g), к (k), ж (ž), ч (č), ш (š) or щ (šč).
- Forms patronymics.
Alternative forms
[edit]- -ын (-yn), -ы (-y), -ий (-ii), -н (-n), -ны (-ny), -ний (-nii), -ины (-iny), -иний (-inii), -гийн (-giin)
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- -т (-t)