Meaning of -ийн | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Marks the genitive case in the regular declension:
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2. After a front vowel stem ending in a consonant other than н (n).
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3. After a front vowel stem ending in a consonant followed by a short vowel (which is supplanted).
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4. After a front vowel stem ending in an iotated vowel.
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5. After a front or back vowel stem ending in ь (ʹ) or и (i) (which is supplanted).
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6. After a front or back vowel stem ending in the consonant г (g), к (k), ж (ž), ч (č), ш (š) or щ (šč).
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7. Forms patronymics.
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Examples

“нэр (ner, “name”) + -ийн (-iin) → нэрийн (neriin, “name’s, of name”)”

“эрдэнэ (erdene, “treasure”) + -ийн (-iin) → эрдэнийн (erdeniin, “treasure’s, of treasure”)”

“үе (üje, “joint”) + -ийн (-iin) → үеийн (üjeiin, “of the joint”).”

“толь (tolʹ, “mirror”) + -ийн (-iin) → толийн (toliin, “mirror’s, of mirror”)”

“тайж (tajž) + -ийн (-iin) → тайжийн (tajžiin)”

“Дорж (Dorž, given name) + -ийн (-iin) → Доржийн (Doržiin, patronymic)”

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