-и

See also: и

Abkhaz

Suffix

-и • (-i)

1. and

Usage notes

Can be used with all Abkhaz words. It should be placed after all words which use it:

аби ани ― abi ani ― father and mother

An и placed after an а will result in еи:

Атуристцәа Аҟәаҟеи Гәдоуҭаҟеи ицеит.

Atʼuristʼcʷa Aqʷʼaqʼei Gʷdowtaqʼei icejtʼ.

The tourists went to Sukhumi and Gudauta.

See also

• -гьы (-gʲə)

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Moksha

Etymology

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

Suffix

-и • (-i)

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

     читатель — морафтысь, лувись

     čitaťeľ — moraftiś, luv iś

     reader [in Russian] — reader

Declension

Definite declension of -и

	singular	plural
nominative	-ись (-iś)	-ихне (-ihńe)
genitive	-ить (-iť)	-ихнень (-ihńeń)
dative	-ити (-iťi)	-ихненди (-ihńenďi)

Derived terms

Moksha terms suffixed with -и