-дах
Mongolian
Pronunciation
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /təx/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mongolic *-da-.
Suffix
-дах • (-dax) (Mongolian spelling ᠳᠠᠬᠤ (daqu))
- (forming verbs out of nouns)
Inflection
| back vowel | front vowel | |
|---|---|---|
| unrounded | -дах (-dax) | -дэх (-dex) |
| rounded | -дох (-dox) | -дөх (-döx) |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Mongolic *-d-.
Suffix
-дах • (-dax) (Mongolian spelling ᠳᠬᠤ (dqu))
- (forming verbs out of adjectives) to possess a quality, to possess a quality to an excessive degree, more than suitable.
- жижиг (žižig) — small
- жижигдэх (žižigdex) — to be (too) small
Usage notes
- Can also be added to privative forms in -гүй (-güj)
Inflection
| back vowel | front vowel | |
|---|---|---|
| unrounded | -дах (-dax) | -дэх (-dex) |
| rounded | -дох (-dox) | -дөх (-döx) |
Etymology 3
Inherited from Classical Mongolian -ᠳᠠ- (-da-), regularly used after consonant stems in -ᠯ- (-l-) in Classical Mongolian.
Suffix
-дах • (-dax)
- variant form of -гдах (-gdax)
Usage notes
- This form is used with some verbs ending in л (l) or с (s)
Inflection
| back vowel | front vowel | |
|---|---|---|
| unrounded | -дах (-dax) | -дэх (-dex) |
| rounded | -дох (-dox) | -дөх (-döx) |