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Meaning of -ын | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR A2
[iːŋ]

Definitions

  1. Marks the genitive case in the regular declension:
    morpheme
  2. 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).
    morpheme
  3. After a back vowel stem ending in a consonant followed by a short vowel (which is supplanted).
    morpheme
  4. After a back vowel stem ending in an iotated vowel.
    morpheme
  5. Forms patronymics.
    morpheme

Examples

“гар (gar, “hand”) + -ын (-yn) → гарын (garyn, “hand’s, of hand”)”
“барга (barga, “Barag”) + -ын (-yn) → баргын (bargyn, “of the Barag”)”
“сая (saja, “million”) + -ын (-yn) → саяын (sajayn, “of a million”).”
“Мөнхбаатар (Mönxbaatar, given name) + -ын (-yn) → Мөнхбаатрын (Mönxbaatryn, patronymic)”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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