амьтан
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Mongolian[edit]
| Mongolian | Cyrillic |
|---|---|
| ᠠᠮᠢᠲᠠᠨ (amitan) | амьтан (amʹtan) |
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠠᠮᠢᠲᠠᠨ (amitan, “creature”), from Middle Mongol ᠠᠮᠢᠲᠠᠨ (amitan, grammatically plural orantive), from Proto-Mongolic *amitan. By surface analysis, амь (amʹ, “breath; life”) + -тан (-tan, substantive ornative suffix). Cognate with Buryat амитан (amitan), Kalmyk әмтн (ämtn), etc.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
амьтан • (amʹtan)
- creature
- хамаг амьтан ― xamag amʹtan ― all living beings
- animal
- амьтны хүрээлэн ― amʹtny xüreelen ― zoo; zoological garden
Declension[edit]
Declension of амьтан (а-harmonic regular д-pl)
| attributive | амьтан amʹtan | |
|---|---|---|
| singular / indefinite | definite plural | |
| nominative | амьтан amʹtan |
амьтад amʹtad |
| genitive | амьтны amʹtny |
амьтдын amʹtdyn |
| accusative | амьтныг amʹtnyg |
амьтдыг amʹtdyg |
| dative-locative | амьтанд amʹtand |
амьтдад amʹtdad |
| genitive-dative | амьтныд amʹtnyd |
амьтдынд amʹtdynd |
| ablative | амьтнаас amʹtnaas |
амьтдаас amʹtdaas |
| instrumental | амьтнаар amʹtnaar |
амьтдаар amʹtdaar |
| comitative | амьтантай amʹtantaj |
амьтадтай amʹtadtaj |
| privative | амьтангүй amʹtangüj |
амьтадгүй amʹtadgüj |
| directive | амьтан руу amʹtan ruu |
амьтад руу amʹtad ruu |
Reflexive possessive forms
| singular / indefinite | definite plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | амьтнаа amʹtnaa |
амьтдаа amʹtdaa |
| genitive | амьтныхаа amʹtnyxaa |
амьтдынхаа amʹtdynxaa |
| accusative | амьтныгаа amʹtnygaa |
амьтдыгаа amʹtdygaa |
| dative-locative | амьтандаа amʹtandaa |
амьтдадаа amʹtdadaa |
| genitive-dative | амьтныдаа amʹtnydaa |
амьтдындаа amʹtdyndaa |
| ablative | амьтнаасаа amʹtnaasaa |
амьтдаасаа amʹtdaasaa |
| instrumental | амьтнаараа amʹtnaaraa |
амьтдаараа amʹtdaaraa |
| comitative | амьтантайгаа amʹtantajgaa |
амьтадтайгаа amʹtadtajgaa |
| privative | амьтангүйгээ amʹtangüjgee |
амьтадгүйгээ amʹtadgüjgee |
| directive | амьтан руугаа amʹtan ruugaa |
амьтад руугаа amʹtad ruugaa |
| independent genitive |
singular / indefinite | definite plural |
|---|---|---|
| singular possession |
амьтных amʹtnyx |
амьтдынх amʹtdynx |
| collective possession |
амьтныхан amʹtnyxan |
амьтдынхан amʹtdynxan |
Synonyms[edit]
- адгуус (adguus)
Derived terms[edit]
- мэрэгч амьтан (meregč amʹtan, “rodent”)
Categories:
- Mongolian terms inherited from Classical Mongolian
- Mongolian terms derived from Classical Mongolian
- Mongolian terms inherited from Middle Mongol
- Mongolian terms derived from Middle Mongol
- Mongolian terms inherited from Proto-Mongolic
- Mongolian terms derived from Proto-Mongolic
- Mongolian terms suffixed with -тан
- Mongolian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Mongolian lemmas
- Mongolian nouns
- Mongolian 2-syllable words
- Mongolian terms with usage examples
- Mongolian а-harmonic nouns
- Mongolian regular declension nouns