-итэй

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈitʰei̯/
• Syllabification: и‧тэй (2 syllables)

Etymology 1

Suffix

-итэй • (-itej)

1. (rare) front vowel harmonic form of -итай (-itaj)

Etymology 2

Suffix

-итэй • (-itej)

1. (rare) front vowel harmonic form of -итай (-itaj)

Usage notes

Because the soft sign ь (ʹ) is not generally used with front vowel stems, this suffix is only used with the very small number that end with и (i) (where it is indistinguishable from -тэй (-tej)).