-йив
Northern Mansi edit
Etymology edit
From the word йӣв (jīw, “tree, wood”).
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-йив (-jiw)(Sosva)
- (noun-forming suffix) Added to present participle verb to form a noun denoting objects intended for something.
- коснэ (kosnè, “raking”) + -йив (-jiw) → коснэ̄йив (kosnè̄jiw, “rake”)
- хаснэ (hasnè, “writing”) + -йив (-jiw) → хаснэ̄йив (hasnè̄jiw, “pencil”)
- уляктахтын (ulâktahtyn, “stick throwing”) + -йив (-jiw) → уляктахтынйив (ulâktahtynjiw, “throwing stick”)