Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-iŋiŕ

This Proto-Turkic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Turkic

Alternative forms

*-ŋiŕ
*-ŋïŕ
*-ŋuŕ
*-ŋüŕ
*-ïŋïŕ
*-uŋuŕ
*-üŋüŕ

Suffix

*-iŋiŕ

Second-person plural possesive suffix.
‎*eb (“house”) + ‎*-iŋiŕ → ‎*ebiŋiŕ (“(your (plural)) house”)

Usage notes

If the suffix comes to a word ending in a vowel, it takes *-ŋiŕ (or *-ŋïŕ, *-ŋuŕ, *-ŋüŕ) form.

‎*ana (“mother”) + ‎*-iŋiŕ → ‎*anaŋïŕ (“mother of (you (plural)); (your (plural)) mother”)

Related terms

*-im (“suffix equiping headword for first-person singular”)
*-iŋ (“suffix equiping headword for second-person singular”)
*-si (“suffix equiping headword for third-person singular”)
*-imiŕ (“suffix equiping headword for first-person plural”)
*-niŋ (“suffix equiping genitive case”)