Meaning of -гийн | Babel Free
ˈkiːŋDefinitions
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Marks the genitive case: morpheme
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In the regular declension after a stem ending in a long vowel other than ⟨ий⟩. morpheme
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In the regular declension after a stem ending in the diphthong ⟨иа⟩, ⟨ио⟩ or ⟨иу⟩. morpheme
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In the hidden-g declension. morpheme
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Forms patronymics. morpheme
Examples
“даваа (davaa, “difficulty”) + -гийн (-giin) → даваагийн (davaagiin, “of difficulty”)”
“медиа (media, “media”) + -гийн (-giin) → медиагийн (mediagiin, “of media”)”
“орвон (orvon) + орвонгийн (orvongiin) + -гийн (-giin) → of the root”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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