"-ntë" meaning in All languages combined

See -ntë on Wiktionary

Suffix [Proto-Samic]

Etymology: From Proto-Uralic *-mte. Cognates include Proto-Finnic *-nci, Hungarian -d. Etymology templates: {{inh|smi-pro|urj-pro|*-mte}} Proto-Uralic *-mte, {{cog|urj-fin-pro|*-nci}} Proto-Finnic *-nci, {{cog|hu|-d}} Hungarian -d Head templates: {{head|smi-pro|suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes}} *-ntë
  1. Forms ordinal adjectives from cardinal numbers. Tags: morpheme, reconstruction
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Southern Sami",
          "lang_code": "sma",
          "word": "-de"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Lule Sami",
          "lang_code": "smj",
          "word": "-t"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Northern Sami",
          "lang_code": "se",
          "word": "-t"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Western Samic",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Inari Sami",
          "lang_code": "smn",
          "word": "-d"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Eastern Samic",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "smi-pro",
        "2": "urj-pro",
        "3": "*-mte"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Uralic *-mte",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "urj-fin-pro",
        "2": "*-nci"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Finnic *-nci",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hu",
        "2": "-d"
      },
      "expansion": "Hungarian -d",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Uralic *-mte. Cognates include Proto-Finnic *-nci, Hungarian -d.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "smi-pro",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "adjective-forming suffixes"
      },
      "expansion": "*-ntë",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Samic",
  "lang_code": "smi-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/-ntë",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with collapsible category trees for nonexistent categories",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Samic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms ordinal adjectives from cardinal numbers."
      ],
      "id": "en--ntë-smi-pro-suffix-jFnvzXiD",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ntë"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Southern Sami",
          "lang_code": "sma",
          "word": "-de"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Lule Sami",
          "lang_code": "smj",
          "word": "-t"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Northern Sami",
          "lang_code": "se",
          "word": "-t"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Western Samic",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Inari Sami",
          "lang_code": "smn",
          "word": "-d"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Eastern Samic",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "smi-pro",
        "2": "urj-pro",
        "3": "*-mte"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Uralic *-mte",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "urj-fin-pro",
        "2": "*-nci"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Finnic *-nci",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hu",
        "2": "-d"
      },
      "expansion": "Hungarian -d",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Uralic *-mte. Cognates include Proto-Finnic *-nci, Hungarian -d.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "smi-pro",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "adjective-forming suffixes"
      },
      "expansion": "*-ntë",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Samic",
  "lang_code": "smi-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/-ntë",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries with collapsible category trees for nonexistent categories",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-Samic adjective-forming suffixes",
        "Proto-Samic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Samic lemmas",
        "Proto-Samic suffixes",
        "Proto-Samic terms derived from Proto-Uralic",
        "Proto-Samic terms inherited from Proto-Uralic"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms ordinal adjectives from cardinal numbers."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ntë"
}

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