-ы
Moksha edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Mordvinic *(-V)-ja, inherited from Proto-Uralic *-ja (present participle ending) (compare -ыя (-ija) in Erzya содыя (sodija, “I found out [it]”), -ый (-ij) in кельсодый (keľsodij, “linguist”)). Related to Finnish -ja, Estonian -ja, Livonian -ji, e.g., jūoji (“drinker”).
Suffix edit
-ы • (-i)
- agentive suffix
- V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
- ваны, аралай (наблюдатель)
- van i , aralaj (nabľudaťeľ)
- observer (observer [in Russian])
- V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
Declension edit
Definite declension of -ы
Derived terms edit
Mongolian edit
Etymology edit
From Classical Mongolian ᠢ (-i) and ᠠᠢ (-ai).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈi/
- Syllabification: ы (1 syllable)
Suffix edit
-ы • (-y)
- Marks the genitive case in the regular declension after a back vowel stem ending in н (n).
- Forms patronymics.