Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-si

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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

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Alternative forms

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Suffix

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*-si

  1. Suffix equiping headword for third-person singular.
    *tebe (camel) + ‎*-si → ‎*tebesi (camel of (him/her/it); (his/her/its) camel)

Usage notes

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  1. If the suffix comes to a word ending in a consonant, it takes *-i (or *-ï) form.
    *eb (house) + ‎*-si → ‎*ebi (house of (him/her/it); (his/her/its) house)
    However, Oghur languages only use -i instead of -si after vowels, by deleting the last vowel and adding the suffix (*ingek-i → Proto-Oghur *ine-iChuvash ӗни (ĕni) "his/her cow", from ӗне (ĕne)).
  2. This word has a feature where there is an "unstable n" that occurs only when it is conjugated, so the form becomes *-sI(n-).
    *tebesi ((his/her/its) camel) + ‎*-si → ‎*tebesinte (at (his/her/its) camel (locative))
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  • *-niŋ (genitive case)
  • *-im (suffix equiping headword for first-person singular)
  • *-iŋ (suffix equiping headword for second-person singular)
  • *-imiŕ (suffix equiping headword for first-person plural)
  • *-iŋiŕ (suffix equiping headword for second-person plural)
  • *-ki (suffix used to form a an adjectival or nominal that that indicates the possessor)