-ай

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See also: ај, ай, яй, -ај, and Appendix:Variations of "ai"

Kildin Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Samic *-jëj. Cognate with Northern Sami -i.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Suffix[edit]

-ай (-aj)

  2. Forms adjectives indicating an abundance of something.
    ‎пӣӈӈк (pīŋŋk, “wind”) + ‎-ай (-aj) → ‎пӣӈӈькай (pīŋŋ’kaj, “windy”)

Inflection[edit]

This suffix needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms[edit]

Kildin Sami terms suffixed with -ай (abundance)

Moksha[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Perhaps related to Finnish -ja, Estonian -ja, Livonian -ji, e.g., jūoji (“drinker”).

Suffix[edit]

-ай • (-aj)

  1. agentive suffix
    • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
      морай
      mor aj
      singer

Etymology 2[edit]

Common Moksha adaptation of Russian -ый (-yj, adjective or attributive noun forming suffix).

Suffix[edit]

-ай • (-aj)

  1. suffix found in adjectives or attributive nouns borrowed from Russian
    • O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN, page 100
      Порядковай числительнайхне
      Poŕadkov aj čisľiťeľn ajhńe
      Ordinal numbers
Declension[edit]
Definite declension of -ай
singular plural
nominative -айсь (-ajś) -айхне (-ajhńe)
genitive -айть (-ajť) -айхнень (-ajhńeń)
dative -айти (-ajťi) -айхненди (-ajhńenďi)
Derived terms[edit]
Moksha terms suffixed with -ай
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