-йив

Northern Mansi

Etymology

From the word йӣв (jīw, “tree, wood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jiw], [jiβ]

Suffix

-йив (-jiw)(Sosva)

1. (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”)

References

• E. I. Rombandejeva (2017) СОВРЕМЕННЫЙ МАНСИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК лексика, фонетика, графика, орфография, морфология, словообразование [MODERN MANSIAN LANGUAGE vocabulary, phonetics, graphics, spelling, morphology, word formation]‎^[1], Tyumen: ООО «ФОРМАТ», →ISBN, page 201