Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-imiŕ

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

• *-miŕ
• *-mïŕ
• *-muŕ
• *-müŕ
• *-ïmïŕ
• *-umuŕ
• *-ümüŕ

Suffix

*-imiŕ

1. Suffix equiping headword for first-person plural; possesive suffix.

   ‎*at (“horse”) + ‎*-imiŕ → ‎*atïmïŕ (“horse of (us); (our) horse”)

Usage notes

If the suffix comes to a word ending in a vowel, it takes *-miŕ (or *-mïŕ, *-muŕ, *-müŕ) form.

1. ‎*ana (“mother”) + ‎*-imiŕ → ‎*anamïŕ (“mother of (us); (our) 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”)
• *-iŋiŕ (“suffix equiping headword for second-person plural”)
• *-ki (“suffix used to form a an adjectival or nominal that that indicates the possessor”)