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-ийн
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Mongolian
Etymology
mn cmg ᠤ᠋ᠨ -un, cmg ᠦ᠋ᠨ -ün, cmg ᠶ᠋ᠢᠨ yin, from mn xng ᠤ᠋ᠨ -un, cmg ᠦ᠋ᠨ -ün, xng ᠶ᠋ᠢᠨ -yin.
Pronunciation
mn [iːŋ] causes umlaut, except for stems ending in mn г khk
Suffix
suffix genitive suffixes
Marks the genitive case in the regular declension:
After a front vowel stem ending in a consonant other than mn н.
mn нэр нэрийн name name’s, of name
After a front vowel stem ending in a consonant followed by a short vowel (which is supplanted).
mn эрдэнэ эрдэнийн treasure treasure’s, of treasure
After a front vowel stem ending in an iotated vowel.
mn үе үеийн joint of the joint.
After a front or back vowel stem ending in mn ь or mn и (which is supplanted).
mn толь толийн mirror mirror’s, of mirror
After a front or back vowel stem ending in the consonant mn г, mn к, mn ж, mn ч, mn ш or mn щ.
mn тайж тайжийн
Forms patronymics.
mn Дорж Доржийн given name patronymic
Alternative forms
mn -ын -ы -ий -н -ны -ний -ины -иний -гийн
Derived terms
mn -ийнх
mn -ийнхээ, mn -ийнхөө; mn -ийнхаа, mn -ийнхоо
See also
mn -т