нынпыӄин

Alutor

Etymology

From ынп- + н- -ӄин.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnən.pə.qin/

Adjective

нынпыӄин (nənpəqin) (dual нынпыӄинат, plural нынпыӄинав'в'и)

  1. (It is) old
    Ынну нынпыӄин.
    She is old.
    Гыммы нынпигым.
    I am old.
    То гаюгылин ынӈин гаӄалъа нынпыӄин ӄылавул.
    And the enemies reached the old man.

Usage notes

Нынпыӄин denotes an old animate being. For inanimate nouns, the adjective ныпитыӄин is used.

Antonyms

  • нытурӄин

References

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