Abstraktiin

Abstraktiin is the transliteration of the Mongolian word абстрактийн, a grammatical form used to express the possessive or attributive relation to abstraction. It derives from the adjective for abstract (абстракт) and is used to connect a noun with the idea of abstraction in front of it, functioning like an abstract- or of- phrase in English.

In Mongolian, abstraktiin is formed with the base abstract root plus the suffixийн (genitive/attributive) to modify the following noun. It is not typically a standalone lexical item; rather, it acts as a grammatical modifier within noun phrases. This makes abstraktiin common in academic, philosophical, and artistic discourse where concepts, theories, or works are described as abstract.

Semantically, abstraktiin indicates that the modified noun relates to abstraction rather than to concrete, tangible reality. The exact translation depends on context and the noun it accompanies. For example, абстрактийн ойлголт can be rendered as “the abstract concept,” while абстрактийн урлаг can be read as “abstract art.” The form helps foreground abstraction as a quality or domain of discussion.

Usage notes:

- Abstraktiin is a formal, descriptive tool in Mongolian grammar, often found in written prose, essays, and scholarly writing.

- It should be distinguished from the base adjective абстракт; the latter can describe a noun directly, while abstraktiin marks the abstract association more explicitly as a possessive or relational modifier.

See also: Mongolian language, Abstraction, Abstract art, Abstract thought.