"-ni" meaning in Finnish

See -ni in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Proto-Finnic *-ni, from Proto-Uralic *-ni. Originally the first-person possessive suffix for words in plural, with -mi used for singular words; the latter is now only found in dialects. Compare Erzya -м (-m). Etymology templates: {{inh|fi|urj-fin-pro|*-ni}} Proto-Finnic *-ni, {{inh|fi|urj-pro|*-ni}} Proto-Uralic *-ni, {{m|fi|-mi}} -mi, {{cog|myv|-м}} Erzya -м (-m) Head templates: {{head|fi|suffix}} -ni
  1. (possessive) First-person singular possessive suffix used with or without minun (the genitive of the personal pronoun minä), corresponds to the English possessive pronoun my
    (possessive) Appended to a genitive-requiring postposition that is after or without minun (the genitive of the personal pronoun minä), me
    Tags: morpheme, possessive
    Sense id: en--ni-fi-suffix-02Zwf-2v Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup, Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
  2. (possessive) First-person singular possessive suffix used with or without minun (the genitive of the personal pronoun minä), corresponds to the English possessive pronoun my
    (possessive) Used in a participle structure replacing an että clause, preceded by a verb expressing, e.g., telling, claiming, asserting, confirming, thinking, wish, desire, seeming, when the clauses have the same subject "I"; appended to the active present participle in genitive singular when the action is concurrent with the main clause
    Tags: morpheme, possessive
    Sense id: en--ni-fi-suffix-QyNAdrxb Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup, Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
  3. (possessive) First-person singular possessive suffix used with or without minun (the genitive of the personal pronoun minä), corresponds to the English possessive pronoun my
    (possessive) Used in a participle structure replacing an että clause, preceded by a verb expressing, e.g., telling, claiming, asserting, confirming, thinking, wish, desire, seeming, when the clauses have the same subject "I"; appended to the active past participle in genitive singular when the said/alleged (etc.) action antedates the main clause.
    Tags: morpheme, possessive
    Sense id: en--ni-fi-suffix-NcfKCUYJ Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup, Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
  4. (possessive) First-person singular possessive suffix used with or without minun (the genitive of the personal pronoun minä), corresponds to the English possessive pronoun my
    (possessive) Used in a shortened sentence expressing concurrent actions when the clauses have the same subject "I", appended to the inessive of the active second infinitive.
    Tags: morpheme, possessive
    Sense id: en--ni-fi-suffix-ABjYKgGK Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup, Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
  5. (possessive) First-person singular possessive suffix used with or without minun (the genitive of the personal pronoun minä), corresponds to the English possessive pronoun my
    (possessive) Used in a shortened sentence expressing subsequent actions when the clauses have the same subject "I", appended to the partitive of the passive past participle singular.
    Tags: morpheme, possessive
    Sense id: en--ni-fi-suffix-0VKF16In Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup, Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
  6. (possessive) First-person singular possessive suffix used with or without minun (the genitive of the personal pronoun minä), corresponds to the English possessive pronoun my
    (possessive) Used in a final shortened sentence expressing "in order to do" when the clauses have the same subject "I", appended to the long first infinitive.
    Tags: morpheme, possessive
    Sense id: en--ni-fi-suffix-9sS0IRs8 Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup, Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
  7. (possessive) First-person singular possessive suffix used with or without minun (the genitive of the personal pronoun minä), corresponds to the English possessive pronoun my
    (possessive) Used in some adverbs, when the clause has the subject "I"
    Tags: morpheme, possessive
    Sense id: en--ni-fi-suffix-dGwQi5VB Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup, Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
  8. (possessive) First-person singular possessive suffix used with or without minun (the genitive of the personal pronoun minä), corresponds to the English possessive pronoun my
    (possessive) Always appended to a noun in the comitative case when the clause has the subject "I".
    Tags: morpheme, possessive
    Sense id: en--ni-fi-suffix-UArZFBgl Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup, Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
  9. (possessive) First-person singular possessive suffix used with or without minun (the genitive of the personal pronoun minä), corresponds to the English possessive pronoun my Tags: morpheme, possessive
    Sense id: en--ni-fi-suffix-lnHL16Ak Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup, Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -in [poetic] Related terms: -si, -nsa, -mme, -nne

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