-ні
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ni"
Belarusian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ. Cognate with Russian -ный (-nyj), Ukrainian -ний (-nyj), Polish -ny, Russian -ний (-nij), Ukrainian -ній (-nij).
Suffix
-ні or -ні́ • (-ni or -ní)
Derived terms
Kazakh
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *-ni. Cognate with Kyrgyz -ни (-ni), Southern Altai -ни (-ni), Turkish -i, Yakut -ни (-ni)
Suffix
-ні • (-nı)
- Denotes accusative case
- алма (alma, “apple”) + -ні (-nı) → алманы (almany)
See also
- -нің (-nıñ, “genitive case”)
- -ге (-ge, “dative case”)
- -де (-de, “locative case”)
- -ден (-den, “ablative case”)
- -мен (-men, “instrumental case”)
Ukrainian
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Suffix
-ні • (-ni)
- inflection of -ний / -ній (-nyj):
- nominative/accusative/vocative inanimate plural
- neuter nominative/accusative/vocative inanimate plural
- feminine genitive/dative/locative singular
- feminine nominative/instrumental/vocative plural
Suffix
-́ні • (-́ni) m
- inflection of -ень (-enʹ):
- locative singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural