-н

See also: н, њ, and Н

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋ/
• Syllabification: -‧н (2 syllables)

Etymology 1

Mongolian	Cyrillic
᠊ᠨ (-n)	-н (-n)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Suffix

-н • (-n)

1. Marks the attributive form of a noun in the hidden-n declension after a stem ending in a vowel.

Alternative forms

• -ан (-an) — stems ending in most consonants
• -ин (-in) — stems ending in ж, ч, ш or щ

Etymology 2

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᠶᠢᠨ (-yin)	-н (-n)

Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠶᠢᠨ (-yin).

Suffix

-н • (-n)

1. Marks the genitive case in the regular declension:
   1. After a stem ending in the long vowel ⟨ий⟩.

      ‎жавтий (žavtii, “sin”) + ‎-н (-n) → ‎жавтийн (žavtiin, “of sin”)

   2. After a stem ending in a diphthong ending in й (j).

   ‎нохой (noxoj, “dog”) + ‎-н (-n) → ‎нохойн (noxojn, “dog's”)

2. Forms patronymics.

Alternative forms

• -ын (-yn), -ийн (-iin), -ы (-y), -ий (-ii), -ны (-ny), -ний (-nii), -ины (-iny), -иний (-inii), -гийн (-giin)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Suffix

-н • (-n)

1. The modal converb, expresses mode of action.