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Moksha

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mordvinic *-a-j(a) ~ *-ə-j(a), inherited from Proto-Uralic *-ja (present participle ending). Compare (-ja) in Erzya содыя (sodija, I found out [it]), (-j) in кельсодый (keľsodij, linguist). Related to Finnish -ja, Estonian -ja, Livonian -ji, e.g., jūoji (drinker).

See also Moksha -ай (-aj).

Suffix

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(-i)

  1. agentive suffix
    • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
      ваны, аралай (наблюдатель)
      van i , aralaj (nabľudaťeľ)
      observer (observer [in Russian])

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mongolian

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Etymology

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From Classical Mongolian (-i) and ᠠᠢ (-ai).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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(-y)

  1. Marks the genitive case in the regular declension after a back vowel stem ending in н (n).
    чидун (čidun, olive tree) + ‎ (-y) → ‎чидуны (čiduny, olive tree's)
  2. Forms patronymics.

Alternative forms

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