-нь
Moksha
Etymology
Perhaps related to Finnish -n (“[genitive suffix]”).
Suffix
-нь • (-ń)
- genitive suffix
- V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
- дамский — авань
- damskij — ava ń
- ladylike, ladies' [in Russian] — ladylike, ladies'
- женский — авань
- ženskij — ava ń
- female, women's [in Russian] — female, women's
- V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
Usage notes
Although genitive is an inflected form in its own right, when used as a stand-alone adjective or as an attributive noun, further inflection has been documented, see, for example, мокшень (mokšeń).
Declension
Indefinite declension of -нь
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -нь (-ń) | — |
| genitive | — | — |
| dative | — | — |
| ablative | — | — |
| inessive | -ннеса (-nńesa) | — |
| elative | — | — |
| illative | — | — |
| prolative | -ннева (-nńeva) | — |
| comparative | — | — |
| translative | — | — |
| abessive | — | — |
| causative | — | — |
Definite declension of -нь
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | — |
| genitive | -ннеть (-nńeť) | — |
| dative | — | — |