-ны

Alutor

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nə/

Suffix

-ны (-nə) (dual -ыт, plural -увви)

1. nominal suffix denoting a place where an action occurs or would normally occur, a place for V-ing

   анутваны (spend.summer-ны)

   summer camp, a place where summer is spent

   емыны (draw.water-ны)

   water hole, a place where one draws water

Related terms

• -ю
• -инаӈ
• -лӈын
• -ӈа
• ∅

References

• Grammatical sketches from the field with Yukari Nagayama

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• -ні (-ni) (soft)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ. Cognate with Russian -ный (-nyj), Ukrainian -ний (-nyj), Polish -ny.

Suffix

-ны or -ны́ • (-ny or -ný)

1. Used to form adjectives from nouns; -ish, -y.

   ‎го́лад (hólad) + ‎-ны (-ny) → ‎гало́дны (halódny)

Derived terms

Belarusian terms suffixed with -ны

Mongolian

Mongolian	Cyrillic
᠊ᠨ ᠤ (-n-u)	-ны (-ny)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni/
• Syllabification: ны (1 syllable)

Suffix

-ны • (-ny)

1. Marks the genitive case in the hidden-n declension:
   1. After a back vowel stem ending in a consonant.

      ‎мод (mod, “tree”) + ‎-ны (-ny) → ‎модны (modny, “tree's”)

   2. After a back vowel stem ending in a long vowel, diphthong or iotated vowel.

      ‎зангуу (zanguu, “anchor”) + ‎-ны (-ny) → ‎зангууны (zanguuny, “anchor's”)

   3. After a back vowel stem ending in a consonant followed by a short vowel (which is retained).

      ‎чарга (čarga, “sledge”) + ‎-ны (-ny) → ‎чарганы (čargany, “sledge's”)

2. Forms patronymics.

Alternative forms

• -ын (-yn), -ийн (-iin), -ы (-y), -ий (-ii), -н (-n), -ний (-nii), -ины (-iny), -иний (-inii), -гийн (-giin)

Nivkh

Suffix

-ны (-nə)

1. Future tense marker for verbs

   ‎иньдь (iņd̦) + ‎-ны (-nə) → ‎иньныдь (iņnəd̦)