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 is used when the thing being described is animate. For inanimate nouns, the adjective ныпитыӄин is used.

Antonyms

  • нытурӄин

References

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