-т

See also: т., т, T, Т, and Appendix:Variations of "t"

Alutor

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t/

Suffix

-т (-t) (after a consonant -ыт, after -ӈ & -ӄ -ти)

1. Used to form the dual form of regular nouns.

   тылгылӈын → тылгыт = finger → (two) fingers

   ӄураӈа → ӄурат = reindeer → (two) reindeers

2. (with the suffix -на), used to indicate dual patients.

   тынун вапаӄ → тынунат вапаӄат = I ate a fly agaric → I ate (two) fly agarics

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Mongolian

Etymology 1

Suffix

-т • (-t) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠤ (tu))

1. Dative-locative case marker equating to to, at, or in in English. It is used to show the indirect object of a sentence, or to indicate the time or the place an action will happen.

   Таван цагт явна.

   Tawan cagt yawn.

   (I) go at 5 o’clock.

Usage notes

Used after all words ending in г, р, с. Otherwise, -д is used with no change in meaning.

Etymology 2

Originally a short form of the comitative case -тай (-taj). Now a derivational suffix

Suffix

-т • (-t) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠤ (tu))

1. forms adjectives from nouns and verbs, with the meaning of "with." Sometimes referred to as ornative.

Derived terms

Mongolian terms suffixed with -т