Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-iŋiŕ

This Proto-Turkic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Turkic

Alternative forms

• *-ŋiŕ
• *-ŋïŕ
• *-ŋuŕ
• *-ŋüŕ
• *-ïŋïŕ
• *-uŋuŕ
• *-üŋüŕ

Suffix

*-iŋiŕ

1. Second-person plural possesive suffix.

   ‎*eb (“house”) + ‎*-iŋiŕ → ‎*ebiŋiŕ (“(your (plural)) house”)

Usage notes

If the suffix comes to a word ending in a vowel, it takes *-ŋiŕ (or *-ŋïŕ, *-ŋuŕ, *-ŋüŕ) form.

1. ‎*ana (“mother”) + ‎*-iŋiŕ → ‎*anaŋïŕ (“mother of (you (plural)); (your (plural)) mother”)

Related terms

• *-niŋ (“genitive case”)
• *-im (“suffix equiping headword for first-person singular”)
• *-iŋ (“suffix equiping headword for second-person singular”)
• *-si (“suffix equiping headword for third-person”)
• *-imiŕ (“suffix equiping headword for first-person plural”)
• *-ki (“suffix used to form a an adjectival or nominal that that indicates the possessor”)