ий

See also: її and -ий

Akkala Sami

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Etymology

From Proto-Samic *i-, from Proto-Uralic negative verb stem *e- ~ *ä- ~ *a-.

Related to Finnish ei, compare Skolt Sami ij, Kildin Sami эйй (ejj) and Northern Sami ii.

Verb

ий (ij)

1. not

Inflection

Inflection of ий (ij)
	indicative	imperative
1st singular	йим (jim)	-
2nd singular	йик (jik)	ель (jel’), эль (el’)
3rd singular	ий (ij)	-
1st plural	епь (jep’)	-
2nd plural	еппе (jepp’e)	йилли (jilli)
3rd plural	е (je), ет (jet), еть (jet’)	-

Further reading

• P. M. Zajkov (1987) G. M. Kert, editor, Бабинский диалект саамского языка (фонолого-морфологическое исследование) [Babin dialect of the Sami language], Petrozavodsk: Карельский филиал АН СССР; Институт языка, литературы и истории, pages 156-159

Eastern Mari

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ij/
• Rhymes: -ij
• Hyphenation: ий

Etymology 1

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Noun

ий • (ij)

1. year

   2011-ше ий

   2011-še ij

   the year 2011

Declension

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Etymology 2

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Noun

ий • (ij)

1. ice

   тавыште вичкыжын ий налын

   tavyšte vičkyžyn ij nalyn

   there is a thin layer of ice in the well

2. icicle

Declension

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Etymology 3

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Noun

ий • (ij)

1. chisel

   аҥысыр ий

   aŋysyr ij

   narrow chisel

Declension

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References

• J. Bradley et al. (2023) “ий”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ij]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ий • (ij) n inan (indeclinable)

1. (rare) Name of the letter Й (J), й (j), normally called и́ кра́ткое (í krátkoje)

Tundra Nenets

Etymology

From Proto-Samoyedic *wiŋə, from Proto-Uralic *wäŋew.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jij(ə̥)]
• Hyphenation: ий

Noun

ий • (yiy°)

1. son-in-law

References

• Pyrerka, A. P., Tereščenko, N. M. (1948) Русско-ненецкий словарь [Russian–Nenets Dictionary], Moscow: Огиз, page 100