минь
Erzya
Etymology
From Proto-Mordvinic *miń, inherited from Proto-Uralic *me + *-nɜ.[1] Cognates include Moksha минь (miń), Finnish me, Estonian meie, Lule Sami mij, Western Mari мӓ (mä), Komi-Zyrian ми (mi), Hungarian mi, Tundra Nenets маняˮ (manyaq).[2]
Pronoun
минь • (miń)
- (first person plural) we
- Ёвтак, вечкевиксэм, зярдо минь нетяно одов?
- Jovtak, večkeviksem, źardo miń ńeťano odov?
- Say honey, when will we see each other again?
See also
| Erzya personal pronouns | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| 1st person | мон (mon) | минь (miń) |
| 2nd person | тон (ton) | тынь (tiń) |
| 3rd person | сон (son) | сынь (siń) |
References
- “meie”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
- минь (miń) in Álgu-tietokanta, Kotimaisten kielten keskus
Moksha
Etymology
Of Proto-Uralic [Term?] origin.[1] Cognates include Erzya минь (miń), Northern Sami mī, Finnish me, Eastern Mari ме (me), Western Mari мӓ (mä), Komi-Zyrian ми (mi), Udmurt ми (mi), Hungarian mi, Tundra Nenets маняˮ (manyaq), Northern Selkup ме (mje).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mʲinʲ/
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | мон (mon) | минь (miń) |
| genitive | монь (moń) | минь (miń) |
| dative | тейне (ťejńe) | тейнек (ťejńek) |
| ablative | мондедон (monďedon) | миндедонк (minďedonk) |
| inessive | моньцон (mońcon) | миньцонк (mińconk) |
| elative | моньцтон (mońcton) | миньцтонк (mińctonk) |
| illative | — | — |
| prolative | — | — |
| comparative | моньшкан (mońškan) | миньшканк (mińškank) |
| translative | — | — |
| abessive | моньфтемон (mońfťemon) | миньфтемонк (mińfťemonk) |
| causative | — | — |
The meaning of the missing cases is conveyed by the personal pronoun in genitive and the relevant postposition, for example, монь инксон (moń inkson, “because of me”) for causative.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | миннет (minńet) |
| genitive | минь (miń) | — |
| dative | — | — |
| ablative | миннеда (minńeda) | — |
| inessive | миннеса (minńesa) | — |
| elative | миннеста (minńesta) | — |
| illative | миннес (minńes) | — |
| prolative | миннева (minńeva) | — |
| comparative | миннешка (minńeška) | — |
| translative | миннекс (minńeks) | — |
| abessive | миннефтома (minńeftoma) | — |
| causative | минненкса (minńenksa) | — |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | миннесь (minńeś) | миннетне (minńetńe) |
| genitive | миннеть (minńeť) | миннетнень (minńetńeń) |
| dative | миннети (minńeťi) | миннетненди (minńetńenďi) |
Derived terms
- минцень (minćeń)
References
- “meie”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
- минь (miń) in Álgu-tietokanta, Kotimaisten kielten keskus
Further reading
- Indefinite and definite paradigms of минь (miń) in O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN, page 19
- Indefinite and definite paradigms of монь (moń) in O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN, page 21
Mongolian
| Mongolian | Cyrillic |
|---|---|
| ᠮᠢᠨᠢ (mini) | минь (minʹ) |
Etymology
Compare also Buryat -мни (-mni, after a vowel), -м (-m, after a vowel), -ни (-ni, after a consonant); Kalmyk -м (-m).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /min/
Particle
минь • (minʹ)
- The first-person singular possessive particle, placed after a noun or its suffixes of number and case.
- ээж минь ― eež minʹ ― my mum
- эх оронд минь ― ex orond minʹ ― in my motherland
Related terms
- миний (minii, “my”, first-person singular possessive determiner)