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-ний
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НИИ ний
Mongolian
᠊ᠨ ᠦ -ний
Etymology
mn
Pronunciation
ний
Suffix
suffix genitive suffixes
Marks the genitive case in the hidden-n declension:
After a front vowel stem ending in a consonant.
mn хөх хөхний city city's
After a front vowel stem ending in a long vowel, diphthong or iotated vowel.
mn чинжүү чинжүүний pepper of pepper
After a front vowel stem ending in a consonant followed by a short vowel (which is retained).
mn шилбэ шилбэний shin of the shin
Forms patronymics.
Alternative forms
mn -ын -ийн -ы -ий -н -ны -ины -иний -гийн
Russian
Etymology
From ru sla-pro *-ьnъ. Cognate with uk -ний, pl -ny, be -ні, uk -ній.
Soft variant of ru -ный.
Pronunciation
Suffix
ru suffix adjective-forming suffixes
used to form adjectives from nouns, often relational (meaning "related to X"); a less common variant of ru -ный
ru сосе́д neighbor сосе́дний neighboring
ru пятиле́тие five-year period пятиле́тний five-year
Usage notes
When short forms exist, the short masculine singular is often missing. When present, it is ru -ен.
Declension
-ний a -
Derived terms
ru
Related terms
ru -ный
Ukrainian
Etymology
uk suf :inh sla-pro:*-ьnъ sla-pro:*-jь<id:nom> 1 ++
Pronunciation
uk -нний
Suffix
uk suffix -ний -ни́й adjective-forming suffixes feminine -на variant -ній
Used to form adjectives from nouns; -ish, -y.
uk го́лос голосни́й
uk la:vītalis вітальний<t:vital>
-ic, -al, -ed; having a particular quality of, pertaining to, associated with; forms adjectives from nouns, and sometimes from verbs
uk бешкетувати бешке́тний
Declension
-ни́й<>
Derived terms
uk
See also
uk -ній