-ын

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ən/
• Rhymes: -ən
• Hyphenation: -ын

Etymology 1

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Etymology 2

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Etymology

From Classical Mongolian ᠤᠨ (-un) and ᠶᠢᠨ (-yin), from Middle Mongol ᠤᠨ (-un) and ᠶᠢᠨ (-yin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːŋ/ (making no vowel mutation to the previous syllable)

Suffix

-ын • (-yn)

1. Marks the genitive case in the regular declension:
   1. After a back vowel stem ending in the consonant б (b), в (v), д (d), з (z), л (l), м (m), п (p), р (r), с (s), т (t), ф (f), х (x) or ц (c).

      ‎гар (gar, “hand”) + ‎-ын (-yn) → ‎гарын (garyn, “hand’s, of hand”)

   2. After a back vowel stem ending in a consonant followed by a short vowel (which is supplanted).

      ‎барга (barga, “Barag”) + ‎-ын (-yn) → ‎баргын (bargyn, “of the Barag”)

   3. After a back vowel stem ending in an iotated vowel.

      ‎сая (saja, “million”) + ‎-ын (-yn) → ‎саяын (sajayn, “of a million”).

2. Forms patronymics.

   ‎Мөнхбаатар (Mönxbaatar, given name) + ‎-ын (-yn) → ‎Мөнхбаатрын (Mönxbaatryn, patronymic)

See also

• -т (-t)

Alternative forms

• (Digor) -ун (-un)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *-una- (verbal noun interfix). Perhaps related to Northern Kurdish -în.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɨn/

Suffix

-ын • (-yn)

1. forms infinitive form of verbs
2. forms first person singular present form of verbs

References

• Thordarson, Fridrik (1989) “Ossetic”, in Schmitt Rüdiger, editor, Compendium Linguarum Iranicarum, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 474 of 456–479

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɨn]

Suffix

-ын • (-yn)

1. Alternative form of -ин (-in): 's (possessive suffix)

   ‎пти́ца (ptíca, “bird”) + ‎-ын (-yn) → ‎пти́цын (ptícyn, “bird's”)

   ‎Тро́ица (Tróica, “Trinity”) + ‎-ын (-yn) → ‎Тро́ицын (Tróicyn, “Trinity”) (relational)

   Тро́ицын день ― Tróicyn denʹ ― Whitsunday