Mongolian
Etymology
Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠭᠣᠪᠢ (ɣobi). Compare Manchu ᡤᠣᠪᡳ (gobi, “Gobi”), Chinese 戈壁 (gēbì, “Gobi”); Tuvan хову (xovu, “steppe; field”), Southern Altai кобы (kobï), etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɢœw̜]
- Hyphenation: говь
Proper noun
говь • (govʹ)
- desert
Declension
Declension of говь (о-harmonic regular ууд-pl)
| attributive
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говь
govʹ
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singular / indefinite
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definite plural
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| nominative
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говь
govʹ
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говиуд
goviud
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| genitive
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говийн
goviin
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говиудын
goviudyn
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| accusative
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говийг
goviig
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говиудыг
goviudyg
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| dative-locative
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говьд
govʹd
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говиудад
goviudad
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| ablative
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говиос
govios
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говиудаас
goviudaas
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| instrumental
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говиор
govior
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говиудаар
goviudaar
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| comitative
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говьтой
govʹtoj
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говиудтай
goviudtaj
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| privative
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говьгүй
govʹgüj
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говиудгүй
goviudgüj
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| directive
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говь руу
govʹ ruu
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говиуд руу
goviud ruu
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Reflexive possessive forms
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singular / indefinite
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definite plural
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| nominative
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говио
govio
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говиудаа
goviudaa
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| genitive
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говийнхоо
goviinxoo
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говиудынхаа
goviudynxaa
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| accusative
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говийгоо
goviigoo
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говиудыгаа
goviudygaa
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| dative-locative
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говьдоо
govʹdoo
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говиуддаа
goviuddaa
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| ablative
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говиосоо
goviosoo
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говиудаасаа
goviudaasaa
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| instrumental
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говиороо
govioroo
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говиудаараа
goviudaaraa
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| comitative
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говьтойгоо
govʹtojgoo
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говиудтайгаа
goviudtajgaa
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| privative
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говьгүйгээ
govʹgüjgee
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говиудгүйгээ
goviudgüjgee
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| directive
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говь руугаа
govʹ ruugaa
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говиуд руугаа
goviud ruugaa
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independent
genitive
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singular / indefinite
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definite plural
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singular
possession
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говийнх
goviinx
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говиудынх
goviudynx
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collective
possession
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говийнхон
goviinxon
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говиудынхан
goviudynxan
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- Говь (Govʹ, “the Gobi Desert”)