"-лтай" meaning in Mongolian

See -лтай in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈɮtʰɛː/ Forms: -ltaj [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], back vowel, front vowel, unrounded, -лтай, rounded, -лтой
Etymology: -л (-l) + -тай (-taj) or (irregularly) -лт (-lt) + -тай (-taj), but considered a suffix in its own right. Etymology templates: {{suffix|mn|-л|тай}} -л (-l) + -тай (-taj), {{suffix|mn|-лт|тай}} -лт (-lt) + -тай (-taj) Head templates: {{mn-suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes}} -лтай • (-ltaj)
  1. Forms verbal adjectives (which can be used adverbially), denoting suitability or necessity. Tags: morpheme Related terms: -лтгүй (-ltgüj) [negative], -ууштай (-uuštaj), -штай (-štaj), -шгүй (-šgüj), -маар (-maar), (-m), -мгүй (-mgüj), -хуйц (-xujc)
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mn",
        "2": "-л",
        "3": "тай"
      },
      "expansion": "-л (-l) + -тай (-taj)",
      "name": "suffix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mn",
        "2": "-лт",
        "3": "тай"
      },
      "expansion": "-лт (-lt) + -тай (-taj)",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "-л (-l) + -тай (-taj) or (irregularly) -лт (-lt) + -тай (-taj), but considered a suffix in its own right.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ltaj",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "back vowel",
      "source": "inflection"
    },
    {
      "form": "front vowel",
      "source": "inflection"
    },
    {
      "form": "unrounded",
      "source": "inflection"
    },
    {
      "form": "-лтай",
      "roman": "-ltaj",
      "source": "inflection"
    },
    {
      "form": "rounded",
      "source": "inflection"
    },
    {
      "form": "-лтой",
      "roman": "-ltoj",
      "source": "inflection"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "cat2": "adjective-forming suffixes"
      },
      "expansion": "-лтай • (-ltaj)",
      "name": "mn-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "-‧лтай"
  ],
  "lang": "Mongolian",
  "lang_code": "mn",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mongolian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mongolian terms suffixed with -тай",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mongolian terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms verbal adjectives (which can be used adverbially), denoting suitability or necessity."
      ],
      "id": "en--лтай-mn-suffix-wt8My9sz",
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "-ltgüj",
          "tags": [
            "negative"
          ],
          "word": "-лтгүй"
        },
        {
          "roman": "-uuštaj",
          "word": "-ууштай"
        },
        {
          "roman": "-štaj",
          "word": "-штай"
        },
        {
          "roman": "-šgüj",
          "word": "-шгүй"
        },
        {
          "roman": "-maar",
          "word": "-маар"
        },
        {
          "roman": "-m",
          "word": "-м"
        },
        {
          "roman": "-mgüj",
          "word": "-мгүй"
        },
        {
          "roman": "-xujc",
          "word": "-хуйц"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɮtʰɛː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-лтай"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mn",
        "2": "-л",
        "3": "тай"
      },
      "expansion": "-л (-l) + -тай (-taj)",
      "name": "suffix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mn",
        "2": "-лт",
        "3": "тай"
      },
      "expansion": "-лт (-lt) + -тай (-taj)",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "-л (-l) + -тай (-taj) or (irregularly) -лт (-lt) + -тай (-taj), but considered a suffix in its own right.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ltaj",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "back vowel",
      "source": "inflection"
    },
    {
      "form": "front vowel",
      "source": "inflection"
    },
    {
      "form": "unrounded",
      "source": "inflection"
    },
    {
      "form": "-лтай",
      "roman": "-ltaj",
      "source": "inflection"
    },
    {
      "form": "rounded",
      "source": "inflection"
    },
    {
      "form": "-лтой",
      "roman": "-ltoj",
      "source": "inflection"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "cat2": "adjective-forming suffixes"
      },
      "expansion": "-лтай • (-ltaj)",
      "name": "mn-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "-‧лтай"
  ],
  "lang": "Mongolian",
  "lang_code": "mn",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "-ltgüj",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ],
      "word": "-лтгүй"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-uuštaj",
      "word": "-ууштай"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-štaj",
      "word": "-штай"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-šgüj",
      "word": "-шгүй"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-maar",
      "word": "-маар"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-m",
      "word": "-м"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-mgüj",
      "word": "-мгүй"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-xujc",
      "word": "-хуйц"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Mongolian adjective-forming suffixes",
        "Mongolian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Mongolian lemmas",
        "Mongolian suffixes",
        "Mongolian terms suffixed with -тай",
        "Mongolian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mongolian terms with redundant script codes",
        "Mongolian vowel harmonic lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms verbal adjectives (which can be used adverbially), denoting suitability or necessity."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɮtʰɛː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-лтай"
}

Download raw JSONL data for -лтай meaning in Mongolian (2.0kB)

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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </td>",
  "path": [
    "-лтай"
  ],
  "section": "Mongolian",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-лтай",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </tr>",
  "path": [
    "-лтай"
  ],
  "section": "Mongolian",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-лтай",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/1826",
  "msg": "inflection table: empty tags for back vowel",
  "path": [
    "-лтай"
  ],
  "section": "Mongolian",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-лтай",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/1826",
  "msg": "inflection table: empty tags for front vowel",
  "path": [
    "-лтай"
  ],
  "section": "Mongolian",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-лтай",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/1826",
  "msg": "inflection table: empty tags for unrounded",
  "path": [
    "-лтай"
  ],
  "section": "Mongolian",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-лтай",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/1826",
  "msg": "inflection table: empty tags for -лтай",
  "path": [
    "-лтай"
  ],
  "section": "Mongolian",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-лтай",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/1826",
  "msg": "inflection table: empty tags for rounded",
  "path": [
    "-лтай"
  ],
  "section": "Mongolian",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-лтай",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/1826",
  "msg": "inflection table: empty tags for -лтой",
  "path": [
    "-лтай"
  ],
  "section": "Mongolian",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-лтай",
  "trace": ""
}

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