-иний

Mongolian

Mongolian	Cyrillic
᠊ᠨ ᠦ (-n-ü)	-иний (-inii)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈiniː/
Syllabification: и‧ний (2 syllables)

Suffix

-иний • (-inii)

(rare) Marks the genitive case in the hidden-n declension after a front vowel stem ending in ь (ʹ) or и (i) (which is supplanted).

Usage notes

This suffix is only marginally attested with the noun бэйкери (bejkeri, “bakery”), which is more commonly inflected in the regular declension, but sometimes also in the hidden-n declension.

Alternative forms

-ын (-yn), -ийн (-iin), -ы (-y), -ий (-ii), -н (-n), -ны (-ny), -ний (-nii), -ины (-iny), -гийн (-giin)